S sunliner Original poster Member Mar 25, 2012 365 Sep 19, 2012 #1 ...on my 2006 Trailblazer. I mean is there that much difference between 19 & 20...or 18 & 19 ft/lbs? Or did GM know that my wrench 'starts' at 20 ft/lbs?
...on my 2006 Trailblazer. I mean is there that much difference between 19 & 20...or 18 & 19 ft/lbs? Or did GM know that my wrench 'starts' at 20 ft/lbs?
The_Roadie Lifetime VIP Donor Member Nov 19, 2011 9,957 Portland, OR Sep 19, 2012 #2 If they rounded it up to 20, the engineers thought you might not respect their design skills as much as if they made it 19. We're lucky they didn't publish it as 19.2 and void the warranty if they could prove you exceeded it.
If they rounded it up to 20, the engineers thought you might not respect their design skills as much as if they made it 19. We're lucky they didn't publish it as 19.2 and void the warranty if they could prove you exceeded it.
meerschm Member Aug 26, 2012 1,079 Sep 19, 2012 #3 I thought they did all the calculations in N-M. that doesn't help. metric spec is 26 N-m Roadie is right.
I thought they did all the calculations in N-M. that doesn't help. metric spec is 26 N-m Roadie is right.