Mounting Ear Torque

I have read a couple of posts on people not being able to get a torque wrench on the mounting ears. I figured I would go with the calibrated arm as well, until I uncrated the engine. All four of each of the mounting ear bolts are reachable with a torque wrench and some torque adapters. Just remember that torque adapters are to be used 90 degrees to wrench as not to multiple the length of the arm.



This was fine and dandy for the top ears. The bottom ears are another story. I ended up removing the rear intake tubes and torqued the forward facing bolts with a combination of an open-ended crow-foot adapter, 3/8 u-joint, and 6 inch extension.