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Re: Speed Bleeders - Dumb Question

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Subject: Re: Speed Bleeders - Dumb Question
From: "Robert S Coulter" <ROBCOULTER@prodigy.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1998 14:13:37 -0400
Jerry,

No dumd question.
I think you need to devide Ftoot Pounds by 12 to get Inch Pounds.  2.7 to
3.3 In. Lb. here

Rob
1969 Spiitfire Mk.III


>Hello Triumph Owners wiser than I.  I decided to forgo the hydraulic
>pumps and instead went with the Speed Bleeders.  One question -  upon
>reading the installation instructions (I learned a long time ago - read
>them first) it states to torque  using  "pounds per inch" not "pounds
>per foot" .  My torque wrench only references pounds per foot.  My dumb
>question is can I still use it?  Speed Bleeders states to torque them to
>32-40 pounds per inch.  I thinking that it would be roughly 3-5 lbs
>using my wrench.
>
>Jerry - 1968 GT-6 MK1
>


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