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Re: [Spridgets] Question re. Torque wrench with extension

To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Question re. Torque wrench with extension
From: "David Lieb" <dbl@chicagolandmgclub.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:58:49 -0500
>I bought a top of the line Craftsmen about three years ago, figuring that 
>my
> old Wizard beam type was too old to be reliable. The first time I used it, 
> I
> broke a new Arp bolt because the damn thing wouldn't click. I set it at 25
> pounds, clamped it in my vice, and pulled as hard as I could. It still
> didn't click. I took it back and they gave me another one, but I've never
> trusted it. I always end up using the 40 year old Wizard.

Billy,
I broke a head on my small-block Chevy 20 years ago with one of the 
Craftsman click-type torque wrenches that they sold 30 years ago. I don't 
trust them either. the beams are not as precise, but they are just as 
precise as the application requires.
David Lieb 
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