Randall,
I should have preceded everything I said with "in theory" (lol),
and I know that you already know what I'm talking about,
I'm certainly not teaching you anything new here.
In practice, my 12 inch 90 degree arm (was 2 inches)
will flex and will deliver it's own component of torque
to the nut (and it might not be a small component, but
I think it will be a fraction of the intended torque say an
additional 10 to 20%).
David B
'68 TR250
CD8124L
Randall wrote:
>> OK, if I take a torque wrench and place the socket
>> directly over a nut and apply 10 ft-lb of torque, then
>> the nut is torqued to 10 ft-lb. Moreover, if I put a 2 inch
>> 90 deg right angle extension on the torque wrench and I
>> connect the socket to the end of the right angle extension, I
>> am still applying 10 ft-lb of torque to the bolt.
>>
>
> Are you sure about that ? Try it sometime with a 12" extension, and I think
> you'll see that there is more force being applied with the extension than
> without ... if you don't support the head of the torque wrench, it will
> literally tear the socket off the bolt.
>
> Or the shock mount out of the frame.
>
> Ok, I understand your point about the on-axis force not translating to
> torque. To that extent, it's a poor example. But any lever arm, no matter
> which way it points, does increase the total force. And although a bolt
> only 'cares' about torque applied around it's axis, the frame welds don't.
>
> Randall
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