Monday, April 28, 2014
Instructions to Adjust an AmPro Torque Wrench

AmPro tools are manufactured by Frenway Products. Frenway has been in business since 1984 and provides tools and services to 63 countries around the world. Using an AmPro torque wrench allows you to set your own torque specifications for your chosen project. Torque settings are very important when you are working with different engine bolts. If you use too much torque on certain bolts, you may break them and make it harder, if not impossible, to remove from the hole. Always check your bolt torque specifications before you set your torque wrench.
Instructions
- 1
Hold your AmPro wrench in one hand. With the other hand, grab the locking knob at the end of the torque wrench and turn it counterclockwise to unlock the torque setting.
2Adjust the handle to your desired torque setting. Start by rotating the handle so the setting reads "0" on the minor graduation scale. The "0" is also in line with vertical scale on the shaft. Both of these scales are in inch pounds (in/lb).
3Raise or lower the handle to adjust the vertical scale setting. The vertical scale has large numbers (120, 360, 600, etc.) listed in a vertical fashion on the handle.
4Rotate the handle to your desired setting on the minor graduation scale. This adjustment allows you to add small amounts of torque to your vertical scale setting. "1" on the minor graduation indicates 1 foot/lb and is equal to 12 inch/lb. For example, if you raise the handle on the vertical scale to 360 inch/lb and then rotate the minor scale to "2", you will be adding 24 inches to your 360 setting to make it a setting of 384 inch/lb.
5Rotate the locking knob clockwise to secure your setting into place.
Saturday, April 19, 2014
1989 BMW 535I Fuel Pump Replacement Instructions
The BMW 5 series is a mid-size car manufactured by BMW, and the 1989 BMW 535i belongs to the third generation in this series. It is a 4-door sedan with a 6-cylinder 3.4-liter engine that uses fuel injection. This requires an electric fuel pump to maintain the fuel system under high pressure. The fuel pump in a 1989 BMW 535I is on top of the fuel pump tank and is accessible from the rear trunk.
Instructions
- 1
Drain the fuel tank if it contains a high level of fuel. Place one and of a hose into the field tank and the other end into a container approved for gasoline. Siphon the fuel from the field tank into the container.
2Remove the panels in the trunk. Loosen the mounting screws for the access cover in the right front corner of the trunk with a socket wrench and remove the access cover. Disconnect the fuel lines and electrical connector for the fuel pump.
3Attach tool 16 1 020 to a socket wrench and use this assembly to turn the mounting ring on the fuel pump assembly counterclockwise. Remove the mounting ring from the fuel pump assembly. Detach the fuel pump assembly from the fuel tank. Depress the mounting hooks to remove the fuel pump from the rest of the fuel pump assembly.
4Disconnect the fuel lines and electrical connectors from the fuel pump. Remove the mounting screws for the fuel check valve and pressure damper with a socket wrench. Pull the fuel pump from its holder. Remove the mounting screw from the fuel filter, and detach the fuel filter from the fuel pump. Discard the O-ring for the fuel pump.
5Place a new O-ring on the new fuel pump and install the fuel pump by reversing steps two through four. Tighten the mounting ring on the fuel pump assembly to between 27 and 31 foot-pounds with tool 16 1 020. Check for leaks in the fuel system and ill the fuel tank.
Friday, January 31, 2014
Harley Auxiliary Lighting Instructions

The first thing you should know is that if you own a Softail manufactured after 2006, installing an auxiliary lighting kit will be a longer and more involved job than it may seem to you now, as you languidly lean against one wall of your garage, rub your chin and consider how next to improve your ride. Since the 2007 model year, all Harleys have come equipped with Electronic Fuel Injection so electronics are everywhere, including in your fuel tank. Further, Harley recommends that the fuel tank come off then go back on when you install the motor companys auxiliary lighting kit. Novice mechanics may confidently begin this job, but they will no longer be novices when they are done.
Instructions
Removing The EFI Fuel Tank
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Ride your motorcycle until the fuel gauge registers less than 1/4 tank.
2Release the fuse box cover under the right side of the seat by pulling on it. Disconnect the fuel pump fuse by sliding flathead screwdriver behind one side of the fuse.
3Shift the bike into neutral and start the engine. After the engine dies continue to try to start the engine for several more seconds.
4Separate the fuel supply line from the tank by sliding the fitting sleeve up and the pulling the fuel hose down.
5Remove the Phillips screw from the rear fender seat tab with a Phillips head screw driver. Pull off the seat.
6Remove the black wire from the negative battery post with a combination wrench.
7Loosen the instrument panel by removing the chrome nut in the middle of the panel with an Allen wrench. Pull the two halves of the fuel pump module connector apart and remove the instrument panel.
8Stop one end of a 5/16 inch hose with a 5/16 inch bolt. Fasten the bolt in the hose with a worm style hose clamp and a flat head screwdriver.
9Set a large gas can near the bike. Cut the hose clamp on one end of the crossover line under the tank with tin snips.
10Remove the unclamped end of the crossover line from the tank fitting and replace it with the unclamped end of the 5/16 inch hose. Drain the remaining gasoline from the fuel tank into the large gas can through the open crossover line.
11Remove spilled gasoline from around the motorcycle with rags. Move the rags and gasoline outside and away from the bike.
12Unsnap the continuous vent line and crossover line from the fittings on the bottom of the tank and set aside.
13Remove the front and rear tank mounting bolts and their washers and nuts with an open end wrench. Pull apart the two halves of the wiring harness fuel gauge connector.
14Remove the fuel tank.
Install Auxiliary Lights
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Mount the mounting clamps to the left and right fork tubes with the four Allen screws in the lighting kit. Tighten the screws to 70 inch pounds of torque with a torque wrench and an Allen socket.
16Push the wires from the two bar lights through the mounting bracket holes. Fasten the two lamps to the two brackets with the clamp blocks, retainers and washers in the lighting kit.
17Tighten the retainers to 20 pounds with an open end socket and torque wrench.
18Slide the inner nesting rings onto each auxiliary light bulb. Connect the black wires to the black quick connect terminals adjacent to the indexing tabs and the gray wires to the remaining quick connect terminals.
19Lock the bulbs into the outer trim rings with the screws in the kit and a Phillips head screwdriver. Pull the accessory lamp wires through the chrome conduits included in the kit.
20Set the accessory lighting wiring harness included with the kit in the seat pan. Stretch the longest wires to the steering head along the frame.
21Unscrew the nut on the grounding stud next to the seat pan with an open end wrench. Slip the metal ring on the black wire in the accessory lighting wiring harness over the stud. Refasten the hex nut with an open end wrench.
22Mate the white wiring connector to positive connector "B" on the accessory wiring included with the kit. Tie the accessory lighting wiring harness to the adjacent wires with the plastic ties included in the kit.
23Extend the longest wires in the accessory harness past the steering head. Route the switch wires across the left side of the handlebars to the clutch lever.
24Install the small chrome switch into the switch mounting bracket included in the kit using a Torx driver.
25Remove the bottom screw from the clutch lever cover with a Torx socket and socket wrench. Position the tab of the switch bracket over the screw hole and replace the bottom screw. Tighten the bottom screw to 65 inch pounds with a torque wrench and a Torx socket.
26Fasten the switch wire to the handlebar wire clips. Loosen and remove the chrome, headlight trim ring with a Phillips head screwdriver.
27Disconnect the female connector block from the headlight plugs. Pull the black, weather proof boot off the back of the headlamp.
28Squeeze the headlight retaining clip to remove it from the headlight assembly. Remove the headlight bulb by twisting the clip and pulling the bulb.
29Thread the light switch wire into the headlamp housing through the rubber grommet on the back of the housing. Connect the switch wire to the yellow, low beam wire using the double-ended tube connector in the kit and wire crimpers.
30Remount the headlamp in the headlamp housing.
31Insert the white wire in the auxiliary wiring harness into heat shrinkable tubing from the kit. Remove 3/8 inch of insulation from the ends of the two auxiliary light wires with a wire stripper.
32Join the three wires with the Y tube connector in the lighting kit and a crimping tool. Slide the heat shrinkable tubing over the splice and shrink with a heat gun.
Reassemble The Bike
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Secure the loose auxiliary lighting wires to the lower fork with the clips included in the auxiliary lighting kit.
34Reconnect the fuel tank and all hoses. Connect the negative battery cable to the negative battery post.
35Reinsert the fuel pump fuse and close the electrical caddy cover.
36Reinstall the seat and uel the motorcycle.
Friday, January 17, 2014
Hydraulic Torque Wrench Setup Instructions
A hydraulic torque wrench is an industrial torque wrench capable of tightening bolts accurately up to 150,000 foot-pounds of torque. Hydraulic torque wrenches are lightweight and portable devices; however, they require the use of a 10,000-psi pump. Setting up your hydraulic torque wrench is a relatively straightforward process that requires you to hook the pump up to the wrench head and set the necessary torque value using the air pressure of the pump.
Instructions
- 1
Connect a male 10,000-psi hydraulic pump hose from the female connection on the torque wrench to the female connection on the 10,000-psi pump.
2Connect a female 10,000-psi hydraulic pump hose from the male connection on the torque wrench to the male connection on the 10,000-psi pump.
3Twist the metal connectors on both ends of each hose clockwise until secure.
4Connect the pump to an available power outlet if it is an electric pump or to an air-pressure source if it is an air-driven pump.
5Locate the desired torque value on your torque conversion chart. Scroll over to determine the corresponding hydraulic pressure value that you must set on the pump.
6Loosen the locking ring on the adjustable relief valve on the pump. Turn the thumbscrew clockwise to increase the amount of pressure the pump can contain or counterclockwise to decrease the amount of pressure the pump can contain.
7Press and hold the "Advance" button on the pump remote control to fill the pump until the pump gauge reaches the desired pressure.
8Tighten the locking ring on the adjustable relief valve once pressure is set to the desired level.
9Connect the desired impact socket to the torque wrench head and insert the locking pinion into the socket.
10Apply the torque wrench head to any bolt you wish to tighten, ensuring that the reaction arm (long portion of the torque wrench head) presses against an adjacent surface.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Sears Torque Wrench Operating Instructions

Shade tree mechanics are likely to use two main types of torque wrenches. "Beam type" torque wrenches are cheaper and require the user to read an analog scale that stretches across a beam on the top of the wrench just under the handle. With a "click type" torque wrench the mechanic sets the desired torque on a round gauge, and the head of the wrench slips when the fastener is tightened to that preset value. Sears sells more torque wrenches than any other company in the United States.
Instructions
- 1
Wear safety glasses, because metal fasteners sometimes break. Attach a socket to the torque wrench.
2Disregard torque readings less than 20 percent of the full scale. Do not estimate torque readings greater than 100 percent of the full scale.
3Inspect and distrust any torque wrench you drop or that you suspect may have been dropped by someone else.
4Store click-type torque wrenches with the gauge set to the lowest setting. Always store them in protective cases.
5Apply a specific torque value to a fastener with a torque wrench only during final tightening. Never use a torque wrench as the primary means of tightening or loosening fasteners. Use a socket wrench instead.
6Grasp a torque wrench in the center of the handle, because torque wrenches are length specific. If you must use two hands, put one hand on top of the other.
7Torque a fastener with a slow, steady movement. Never jerk a torque wrench.
8Recalibrate a torque wrench after every 5,000 uses.