Hi guys,
I have a question for you all. I apologize if this is a silly question, but, here it goes. My brother's 1997 Civic needs some work, I'm going to be working on the ball joints and tie rod. He was hoping to make them last till spring, but decided not to take any chances.
I like to do the maintenance on my cars in warmer weather, all the plastic and rubber components get so stiff in the cold. But, since, my brother waited, now I have to work on the car in the cold. He doesn't have a heated garage, so I will be outside.
My question is this: With the air temperature around 27 degrees, if I tighten down the nuts with a torque wrench, will there be any problems? Once the temperatures warm back up, it won't be over tightened or anything? Sorry if this is a silly question, I just don't have a lot of experience with working on vehicles in the cold. I know spark plugs need to be changed with the engine cold versus warm, so, I was wondering what would happened if I tightened up the ball joint and tie rod ends in the cold.
Thanks.
I have a question for you all. I apologize if this is a silly question, but, here it goes. My brother's 1997 Civic needs some work, I'm going to be working on the ball joints and tie rod. He was hoping to make them last till spring, but decided not to take any chances.
I like to do the maintenance on my cars in warmer weather, all the plastic and rubber components get so stiff in the cold. But, since, my brother waited, now I have to work on the car in the cold. He doesn't have a heated garage, so I will be outside.
My question is this: With the air temperature around 27 degrees, if I tighten down the nuts with a torque wrench, will there be any problems? Once the temperatures warm back up, it won't be over tightened or anything? Sorry if this is a silly question, I just don't have a lot of experience with working on vehicles in the cold. I know spark plugs need to be changed with the engine cold versus warm, so, I was wondering what would happened if I tightened up the ball joint and tie rod ends in the cold.
Thanks.
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