This may be a solution without a real problem, but I'm waiting for the next kit and had an idea for accurately getting the jam nuts torqued.
https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.ne...=9b2905feb07bd1efd9535851714ad751&oe=56514F03
https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.ne...=396a4a9ae80167d90688a79a8a32d1f2&oe=565973A4
I started with a 9/16 in combination wrench from Harbor Freight of course, heated up the box end and bent it over to about 110 degrees. Then I heated up the open end and straightened it so the jaws are aligned with the handle.
Then I welded on an extra 1/4 in socket I didn't need, roughly lining up the center of the driving socket with the box end of the wrench.
https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.ne...804_856284994447890_4615849245201244133_o.jpg
I cut open the box end so it will slide over the shank of the rod end bearing. I also ground down the perimeter of the box end a bit so it would fit on the jam nut without interference from the neighboring rivets.
https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.ne...=7068e3c06575ebd43d7cb498416ec431&oe=565B80F6
Now I can easily adjust the torque on the jam nuts without any higher math - adding any leverage distance from using a standard crow foot wrench. The box end also is a lot more user friendly than a crow foot that you would do a lot of fiddling with getting the correct angle and repositioning to stay on the nut.
https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.ne...946_856284971114559_2854460132206759170_o.jpg
https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.ne...=9b2905feb07bd1efd9535851714ad751&oe=56514F03
https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.ne...=396a4a9ae80167d90688a79a8a32d1f2&oe=565973A4
I started with a 9/16 in combination wrench from Harbor Freight of course, heated up the box end and bent it over to about 110 degrees. Then I heated up the open end and straightened it so the jaws are aligned with the handle.
Then I welded on an extra 1/4 in socket I didn't need, roughly lining up the center of the driving socket with the box end of the wrench.
https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.ne...804_856284994447890_4615849245201244133_o.jpg
I cut open the box end so it will slide over the shank of the rod end bearing. I also ground down the perimeter of the box end a bit so it would fit on the jam nut without interference from the neighboring rivets.
https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.ne...=7068e3c06575ebd43d7cb498416ec431&oe=565B80F6
Now I can easily adjust the torque on the jam nuts without any higher math - adding any leverage distance from using a standard crow foot wrench. The box end also is a lot more user friendly than a crow foot that you would do a lot of fiddling with getting the correct angle and repositioning to stay on the nut.
https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.ne...946_856284971114559_2854460132206759170_o.jpg
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