Torque Wrench
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I bought two HF wrenches back in the winter when they were on sale, one 1/2 inch drive and one 1/4 inch drive for less than $45 bucks. I have two older Thorsen needle bars. The HF look and feel as good as my sons Craftsman tq wrench's. We checked them all against the Thorsens and found no difference, except the price.
Last edited by iclick; May 22, 2010 at 03:16 PM.
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There are torque testers on the market, but since they're expensive I doubt if many individuals own them. I certainly don't and mooch off a friend who has every tool known to mankind, including one of these. Here are some sold by Sears:
Torque testers
Torque testers
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FWIW, with respect to the bar type torque wrenches, when i was working on jets in the Corps we never used them. Click type ratchet yes, inch and foot lbs. Sometimes dial indicator types.
The bar types have a propensity for the bar being pushed around and causing inaccurate readings that combined with metal stretching over time. I figure if its that important on a jet due to safety, then my azz and the OL is just as important.
The bar types have a propensity for the bar being pushed around and causing inaccurate readings that combined with metal stretching over time. I figure if its that important on a jet due to safety, then my azz and the OL is just as important.
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I stripped out the little screw that holds the tour pac latch on using a harbour freight torque wrench. Of course that is only pot metal. If I wasn't so darn ****, I would have never used a torque wrench on something that small and un-important. But the torque wrench was new, and I thought I would tighten it perfectly!! My wrist has finally been trained over the years (and after many mistakes) NOT to over tighten and I wish I had just used my internal torque wrench. Might not have got it tight enough, but wouldn't have stripped it out. I loc-tighted the screw and ran it back it in, so far so good.
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