So is it possible to couple the two types of torque wrenches together, give
them a twist, and find out if they read the same? I know this wouldn't tell
you which one is inaccurate but if there is a differnce in the torque
reading you would at least know one of them is "off".
Larry Hoy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Mike Lishego
> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 1999 6:27 PM
> To: John Walker; WSpohn4@aol.com; mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Someone Buy This Guy a Torque Wrench!
>
>
> I coulda swore that someone on this list posted a while back about
> the click-type torque wrenches. This guy said that they needed to
> be re-calibrated by a factory every year or so.
>
> I believe it too. This summer, I bought a click-type torque wrench
> to compliment my mechanical one. After accidentally dropping the
> new torque wrench, I promptly snapped a water pump bolt on my other
> car. I checked the torque against the mechanical type, and sure
> enough, it was clicking at about 4 lbs. more torque than the
> mechanical one.
>
> Michael S. Lishego
> http://www.mgb.bc.ca/virtualgarage/
> 1991 Mazda Miata
> 1986 Plymouth Turismo T1
> 1974 MGB
>
> >I highly recommend that all of you that have the click style
> wrenches give
> >them to your neighbor to use
> >on his mini-van. Then go buy a good old mechanical torque wrench
> to use on
> >your LBC.
> >
> >-JW
>
>
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