Oil change fiasco

[demonsavatar]

full fat or skim milk? ... what if you have litres? .. and Imperial or US Gallon? ... 

and while i know the basics of torque wrenchistry .. that gallon weight ... what would that equate to on an actual torque wrench? ... bearing in mind that i dont see why anyone needs to use a torque on the filter cover to start with? .. doesnt anyone revert to "that'll do" for light weight bolts anymore? 

.. edit ... and ummm ... what BRAND of milk .. different producers may use a container of differing thickness or structural integrity.. changing the final weight ... or should a standardised alternative container be used.... which container?... is there a 'better' standard that should be used? 

I lol'd pretty hard at this 

Anyway, sometimes a torque wrench is worth the investment...

[ohgood]

attach 1/4" ratchet and socket, with a cheater pipe on it, total length from socket to end of pipe = 1 foot, to the oil filter cover nut which you've finger tightened already and

hang a gallon of milk on it.

that's tight enough.

full fat or skim milk? ... what if you have litres? .. and Imperial or US Gallon? ... 

and while i know the basics of torque wrenchistry .. that gallon weight ... what would that equate to on an actual torque wrench? ... bearing in mind that i dont see why anyone needs to use a torque on the filter cover to start with? .. doesnt anyone revert to "that'll do" for light weight bolts anymore? 

.. edit ... and ummm ... what BRAND of milk .. different producers may use a container of differing thickness or structural integrity.. changing the final weight ... or should a standardised alternative container be used.... which container?... is there a 'better' standard that should be used? 

The answer is 43.

[ese12105]

Well, I haven't had the chance to sit down at the computer, but I fixed my problem.  The studs were stripped and the gasket was chewed up somehow.  I managed to pull the nuts off the studs with some vice grips and hard work.  Replaced the studs and torqued the bolts very lightly.  Holding so far.  I picked up the replacement studs from ACE Hardware.  I was surprised they had them, but they have an excellent selection of hardware.

Well, hopefully nothing else comes up.  Hopefully I have some nice days of riding and no problems ahead of me!