Somewhere in the back of my mind, a little voice keeps telling me that if I use a 12" extension on my torque wrench, then the calibration mo longer holds true... Am I mis-remembering something?? Yes.
I should add... I'm not talking about adding a cheater bar on the end, but adding an extension in-line with the socket to get to a hard to reach nut... I know that increasing the length of the bar al
That won't change the setting, as long as you can ensure that it stays straight up and down, ie parrellel with the bolt. _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.te
.. and where is the applet?? Lester _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html http://www.team.net/archive http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo
If you are pulling on a 2 foot bar applying 10 lbs of force you are getting 20 foot pounds. If you apply 10 lbs on a three foot bar you are getting 30 foot pounds. -- Original Message -- From: "Leste
Many thanks to all who rpelied... Google is marvellous.. I found a treasure trove on the subject.... A good description of torque wrench anomolies is here http://www.sacskyranch.com/torquew.htm The d
Speaking of torque wrenches, what is a good one to buy? Mike MacLean 60 Sprite 56 BN2 Dave G. _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html http://w
A free on-line torque calculator when using a crows-foot type extension is avilable here... http://tinyurl.com/5nceyh -- Dave G. KK7SS '65 MK III Sprite in Richland, WA "Real stupidity beats artifici
I have had a Craftsman for 20 years or better, my brother has a high end Snap on. He said mine had to be off since it was so old, we checked it with his, dead nuts! -- Frank Clarici Toms River, NJ __
<<I have had a Craftsman for 20 years or better, my brother has a high end Snap He said mine had to be off since it was so old, we checked it with his, dead BUT Frank, you got your's back when one st
Mine is Craftsman as well and is prob 40 years old and when checked last year was dead on as well. -- http://www.team.net/archive http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spridgets
Yes, but a Craftsman from 20 years ago is not the same Craftsman they sell Mike MacLean Frank Clarici _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html
How true, so go to walmart, they sell chinese junk for less ;) -- Frank Clarici Toms River, NJ _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html http://
And where do you get it checked? Jack Laird _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html http://www.team.net/archive http://autox.team.net/mailman/
You're not helping. Frank Clarici _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html http://www.team.net/archive http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/s
APT's pretty much just down the road from you, Mike? Give Anton a call and see what manufacturer he recommends in terms of today's "quality" (or more specifically, lack of it!!:). Cap'n. Bob '60 :{)
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 w
Well, I have rec'd a couple questions which I will answer below<G>!! ** "And where do you get it checked?" ** AND "How?" ** For answer #1 you may purchase one of these (every shadetree shop "should"
I believe that co-axial is the correct term here. Pedantic Hal --Original Message-- From: spridgets-bounces+hal=katemuir.com@autox.team.net [mailto:spridgets-bounces+hal=katemuir.com@autox.team.net]O
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,