[Vintage-race] Torque wrench recommendations?

Sam & Greg samandgreg at netins.net
Tue Dec 2 16:19:19 MST 2008


Is there any reason to think that electronic can not be wrong?  Just wondering.

Greg Scharnberg
Urbandale, IA
82 Ralt RT5

At 05:04 PM 12/2/2008, you wrote:
>I managed to pick up the electronic torque reader sears carries on
>closeout of a particular model, real cheap, and now I use it rather
>than relying on the click; but it also gave me the advantage of see
>how far out my regular torque wrench was off (always was 5lbs too
>lose, no matter what I torqued to)
>
>So I use the electronic part when doing engine work, and then do the
>+5lbs to the setting when doing non-critical work.  Don't have to
>worry about calibrating the click wrench...
>
>Thanks
>
>-Scott Cypher


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