[Shotimes] (OT) Got the Harbor Freight torque wrenches
Kevin & Cheryl Airth
clubairth@peoplepc.com
Fri, 17 Oct 2003 09:40:19 -0500
Carl:
I break them right where the square drive meets the head. Craftsman,
Snap-On and SK have all broken in the same manner.
Yes it was tool abuse. I used a cheater pipe and broke all 3 on the same
bolt!! Never did get it unscrewed! Destroyed the bolt and used a Heli-Coil
to repair the threads.
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> Thanks. How are breaker bars supposed to fail? Should the shaft bend
> before the head breaks off?
> --
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 1992 Ultra Red Crimson
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> Christian Andretta said:
> > Be careful, one of the GEN III guys sheared the 1/2 head right off of
his
> > yang fu breaker bar twice.