Hey Guys,

Need to repair and install a few things and I deleted my old thread about this so, whats everyones opinion on a good torque wrench (need ft pounds) ?

and I have another torque wrench currently, but I left it set . Is it possible if I leave it back set at 0 for a while the spring will loosen back to normal ?

Thanks

T

 

Craftman makes a reasonably priced wrench and easy to replace if u have probs with it. Personally I wouldnt be very conserned about the wrench u want to bring back to Zero.

I may get flamed but after using them for 35+ yrs I know a little. Torque is not mystifying. A couple Lbs off is not crucial, main thing is, for example with head bolts or Mains or Rods is consistancy through out the sequence.--Balance.

Keep in mind that a Head bolt is not torqued to X amount of FtLbs because it is a head bolt. Its torqued to X amount of FtLbs because it is a particular size and Grade of Head Bolt. And that is the torque that that Bolt is designed to take.

 

Yeap, get a Craftsman - they go on sale pretty regularly and you can pick them up for $50 to $60 depending on the sale.

Once deformed, the spring is not going to go back on it's own. A least not without some heat treatment or other process. It would be cheaper to buy a new one than to fix the old one.

 

if you want to check your wrench, look for a PMEL in your area and see if you can make a friend to test it

here are places that are hiring, stands to reason you could get cheched if you live near one.
http://www.pmel.org/Jobs.htm