What does 450 ft lbs of torque feel like?????

Just how much is 450 ft lbs? Thought about using my jack to push up on the bar. Give me some ideas.

TIA
Ron

Here's the way I know most folks try to do it. Divide 450ft-lbs by 215lbs and you get about 2.09 feet which is about 2 feet - 1 inch. Get a cheater bar (pipe that fits around you socket wrench or large crescent wrench handle). Measure 2'1" from the center of the socket up the pipe and that is where you put the center of your arm and gently load the cheater bar by lifting your weight off the ground. Be careful that the socket is on the nut well. Could have a helper push on the socket while attempting this. If you had a 4.5 foot cheater bar load 100 pounds at that point (a little safer).

Dont use the floor jack unless you have a scale or load cell to show the load cause if you strip the threads you'll have a bad day.

RICK/GA

Thanks

Ron

Based on plain math you could eat a big meal, put on some heavy boots and stand on a point 2' out from the nut and be good.

450 ft/lbs is a "BIG GRUNT" and you are NOT gonna strip your axle threads, you might your nuts, though..... ..... Dell, who uses a 5' cheaterbar on his big 8N axle nuts and sez..... worry more about undertight than overtight

Thanks

Ron