Torquing AN Fittings

[Spike]

Any of you guys use any nifty tools to torque AN fittings?

Spike

[4kilo]

Spike,

If you don't have a set of crow foot (no idea what the plural is, crows feet?) fittings for your torque wrench, you will probably eventually want them. I have two sets, one set looks like the end of a regular open end wrench, the other looks like the end of a brake line wrench. I find the open ones to be more usefull most often.

Pat

[dons]

I just bought a cheap set of crows feet (about $10) and use them with a short extension on my normal torque wrench. You have to apply a simple math factor because of the arm length on the crows foot, but that's all there is to it.

[TomNativeNewYorker]

For smaller fittings, we usually just use regular combination wrenches. Larger fittings either get special treatment with a bonney wrench or a ford wrench. The ford wrench is similar to a pipe wrench, but the jaws are smooth and wont damage the fitting.

As far as torque, we generally go to the guddentight torque value. Pretty much everything is hydraulic lines/fittings pressurized to 3000 psi and going to get a pressurized leak check afterwards.

Leak checking a hydraulic pump mounted on the engine gearbox while standing about 12 feet high on a ladder about 6 feet aft of the turning 5100 shaft hores power prop is real fun. You have to have some real testicular fortitude to do that trick.

Bonney wrench

Ford wrench

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