Timeline for Standard Practices for Use and Care of Click-Type Torque Wrenches
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| Aug 20, 2016 at 18:48 | comment | added | U2791227 | The particular torque wrench I have (pictured) can only be used to tighten a right hand thread. To use it for any other purpose would put it out of calibration or damage it. The tool's maker specifically warns of that. I agree, the dial type beam wrenches are bi-directional, but that isn't what I was referring to. At any rate, a breaker bar is a far more appropriate tool to loosen nuts with. | |
| Jul 7, 2016 at 8:50 | comment | added | I have no idea what I'm doing | @Ellesedil some bolts are reverse threaded, sometimes the torque wrench is the closest tool with a long elbow. It doesn't really matter, the question is theoretical, why not use it in reverse if it has a scale on there? | |
| Jul 5, 2016 at 19:19 | comment | added | Ellesedil | @TMN: mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/32479/… | |
| Jul 5, 2016 at 19:14 | comment | added | TMN | @Ellesedil: Sometimes you want to measure breakaway torque. This can tell you if a fastener has started to loosen due to vibration, or was over-torqued and the bolt/stud may have stretched or weakened. It can also show that someone used an impact gun instead of a torque wrench to install your lug nuts. | |
| Jul 5, 2016 at 19:00 | comment | added | Ellesedil | @IhavenoideawhatI'mdoing: Is there a reason why you'd want to use a torque wrench specifically in order to loosen a bolt? I can't think of one; I'd rather loosen the bolt and then re-tighten with the torque wrench. | |
| Jun 13, 2016 at 7:34 | comment | added | I have no idea what I'm doing | Interesting, why's that? Some "deflecting beam" wrenches are "dual", why would it hurt the wrench to use the other side of the scale? use-enco.com/ProductImages/0045383-24.jpg | |
| Jun 10, 2016 at 22:23 | history | edited | DucatiKiller | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 10, 2016 at 21:43 | history | answered | U2791227 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
