August 5th, 2012, 01:14 PM | #1 |
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How to Use a Torque Wrench
I have found this article about how to properly use your torque wrench:
http://www.aa1car.com/library/torque_wrench.htm
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August 5th, 2012, 02:07 PM | #2 |
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August 5th, 2012, 07:37 PM | #3 |
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September 11th, 2012, 08:52 AM | #4 |
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What would be a good all around(size, lbs-ft) torque wrench for maintenance on the ninjette?
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September 11th, 2012, 09:31 AM | #5 | |
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1/4" drive , 20-200 in-lb 3/8" drive, 5-80 ft-lb 1/2" druve, 20-150 ft-lb 1/4" drive is sufficent for all internal motor work and adequate for oil changes. If I was only to get one this would be it. Also the small fasteners are the ones most susceptable to failure due to over torque. 3/8" drive is used for motor mount bolts 1/2" drive is used for axle nuts. |
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September 11th, 2012, 10:22 AM | #6 | |
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http://www.ninjette.org/wiki/Fastene...Specifications 1 ft-lb = 12 in-lb
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September 11th, 2012, 10:28 AM | #7 |
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I had so much trouble with my Harbor Freight Torque Wrench when I was replacing the clutch plates. If you don't mind making a few trips there until you get a good one, then it should work fine(they were cheap, like $20). From what I heard, Craftsmen doesn't warranty their torque wrenches because they're "measurement tools"
Food for thought.
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September 11th, 2012, 10:41 AM | #8 |
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there is a 35 year old 3 foot long, inch drive torque wrench in my garage. its used on excavators i'm told... can you tell me how to use it?
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September 11th, 2012, 10:57 AM | #9 | |
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September 11th, 2012, 11:11 AM | #11 |
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harbor freight is like the cyclegear of tools. everybody buys what they need, uses it, then returns it for a full refund.
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September 11th, 2012, 11:35 AM | #12 |
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I personally have a harbor freight 1/2" torque wrench. I don't trust it under 30ft, in all honesty I don't trust it to exact numbers above that either. It's nice for lugs on the car that's about it. I still am going to purchase a 3/8" dial style torque wrench for precision. I've never left the spring tensioned on my harbor freight not dropped it but if it's something that I need to be exact(say piston rods or main bolts) I just borrow my buddies craftsmen.
I usually just put most of my bolts on my car in a tradition German fashion, güd-en-tight. |
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September 11th, 2012, 11:38 AM | #13 |
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I got a gearwrench one that cost me $200 and thinking of picking up another one for around the same price, I use my tools almost everyday so i like the finer things.... Still can't afford the Snap-On Torque wrenches, but I can afford their really nice ratchets =) Pretty much the key to torquing is, to do it in steps, and to do a smooth and steady swing, no tugging or pulling. And biggest no no is dropping your wrench or using it as a breaker bar
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September 11th, 2012, 01:29 PM | #14 | |
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You can find them for much cheaper than Snap-Ons
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September 11th, 2012, 04:53 PM | #15 | |
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http://home.jtan.com/~joe/KIAT/kiat_3.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque_wrench
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September 11th, 2012, 05:04 PM | #16 | |
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May 17th, 2014, 07:00 AM | #17 |
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How important is to keep those nuts and bolts properly torqued down?
http://www.boltscience.com/pages/junkertestvideo.htm A Junker test is a mechanical test to determine the point at which a bolted joint loses its preload when subjected to shear loading caused by transverse vibration: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junker_test On-line converter: http://www.engineersedge.com/calcula...conversion.htm Axial force calculator: http://www.engineersedge.com/calcula...orque_calc.htm
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May 17th, 2014, 04:45 PM | #18 |
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I turn wrenches for a living. Once bought a Craftsman torque wrench, click type, did not like the "feel" Both of my torque wrenches are Matco 1/4" and 3/8". Use them a lot. Have NEVER had a failure of rods or heads because of torque failure.
Had a Snap-On before, but could not get it repaired because of age. The lock for the adjuster had failed. (There were others using it as well-DON'T LOAN TOOLS!) Buy quality, LEARN how to use it! It will serve you well! Have no problem with H/F stuff. Have a bunch of it at home. However, when you need technical tools, BUY QUALITY! |
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I bought one of these about 30 years ago. Exact same product as available today. Has never failed me.
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Just to add/pose a question...
I bought this: http://www.harborfreight.com/1-4-qua...ench-2696.html Which has a range of 20-200 in-lbs thinking 20 in-lbs is waaay less than I'd ever use, then of course last night as I'm ready to torque my head bolts and I discover the spec is 18 in-lbs! I mean last time I put a head on, it was 44 ft-lbs then an additional 1/4 turn (12-valve vw VR6). Since I didn't want to put off the work to a later date, I went ahead and set it to 18 by putting it at 20 and backing it out to line up with the 8. Torquing the bolts went fine and the wrench acted like I expected (this is the first time it's been out of the case), but I didn't put the cams on just in case I needed to go back and do something different. I'm thinking about verifying the accuracy at 18 in-lbs, since it's such a small amount of weight I'd use a fish balance (like this: http://www.digitalscalesaz.com/Jenni...FRJnOgodwVgApw) attached to a 1/4" combination wrench attached to the drive. If it's pretty close I'll leave things alone, if not I'll play with the setting until I find one that calibrates to 18 in-lbs. The scale measures to a tenth of an ounce IIRC, so even using a 6-inch (haven't measured) lever arm the resolution will be on the order of a 20th of an in-lb. Any thoughts from the gurus? Or is this overkill, like if Kawi figures a +/- 10% error in torque values?
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I have a clicker and love it, i need to get another one with a lower poundage threshold.
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I had to fix my HF special after stretching a bolt from it not clicking.
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What the reason for the lack of clicking was and how did you fix it?
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Looks like he had a screwdriver stuck in it
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October 23rd, 2016, 04:08 PM | #29 |
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Real newbie question here. I changed my oil filter and motorcycle oil in preparation for winter. I set the torque wrench to 14.5 ft/lb and tightened the drain plug and filter bolt until I heard the click.
Just want to make sure here, you're still able to continue tightening using the torque wrench but should not as the "click" tells you that the bolt is tightened to the torque that was set on the wrench? It was my first time using the torque wrench and although I heard the audible click it wasn't too loud. Now I'm just a bit worried if I used it correctly or not! |
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Yes, very important to recognize that at low torque settings, you won't hear anything. You'll feel the wrench yield and hit the stop. The "click" you hear at higher torques is just that same phenomenon happening with enough force to be audible.
Just for grins, set the wrench to low torque and go test it on some bolts to experience what that silent "yield" feeling like in a safe setting. Don't forget to reset the wrench to its minimum before storing it, or it'll go out of calibration over time.
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