ChrisS95TA

I ask because I have not had time to get my TB back on the car and I wont until a week or two. By then I am sure it may be 20-35 degrees F when I am putting it back on. My question is does it really affect anything when I am torquing down the bolts in freezing cold weather (ie - the bolts wont get as tight or something like that due to the aluminum not expanding)? I am also going to drain to coolant a little and change out my dash gauge temp sender and my low coolant sensor. Wish I had a warm garage to work in

OutsiderIROC-Z

First starter I ever changed was in a hotel parking lot, it was about 20 degrees out and snowing.

scottso

I did a starter on a side street about 12 years ago on a cold day in the rain, which also happened to be on a grade. Laying in water running under me on the ground - greasy water running down off the motor into your face - on your wet hands - real nice.

ChrisS95TA

Sounds like I will have no problems, well besides the cold. On an off topic note, don't you just love the intense pain of scraping or banging your hand/arm when it is below freezing......just scraped the crap out of my hand messing with my headlight and its 35 out, OUCH!

LastZ4ME

And the worst part is that the cold actually nums the pain a little. When you go inside and your hand warms up, then it really starts to friggin hurt. Let me tell you guys, nothing like owning your own home and having a garage I changed plugs and wires on a weekend when it was around 33 degrees, when my hands actually "thawed" out, they had swollen like a balloon and I actually missed work on Monday cause it hurt so bad!

SkillZ25

...breaking sockets and punching anything sharp.... ...

Loony

If anything, it being cold would make it tighter than you want....

Since it's cold it should be pretty 'contracted' and when it warms up and expands it should stretch the bolt a bit and make for a tighter fit....right?


I think I'm going insane....

01SSRMS

During my move to NC last year my old Grand Prix shredded a tensioner pulley and threw the belt on I - 77 duing a Winter storm warning. 20-30 mph winds and 28 degrees before windchill. Luckilly we had the Uhaul to go parts searching, but we broke down about 8pm and the nearest town was Mt. Airy, NC also known as Mayberry from the Andy Griffith Show. That was fun.

Seriously though, you may want to retorque the bolts after the car has warmed up a little bit. They probably won't need it, but it's always safe to check.

cndctrdj

i love it when its cold out and your blood freezes, it doesn get over everything. maybee its just me but i hate working with blood getting on all of everything

Chrisz24

OMG I can relate!

Just today Ive been trying to get the winter cover on my boat and I keep coming in to warm up, my hands are freezing! I can barely type!

If I cant get the garage warm enough to do the job then I just have my mechanic do it, I dont handle cold weather well.