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Author Topic: Using a torque wrench to undo.  (Read 4681 times)

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Re: Using a torque wrench to undo.
« Reply #15 on: 04 August 2014, 11:52:32 »
Quote from: aaronjb on 04 August 2014, 11:20:21
Quote from: Sp4rkst4rt3r on 04 August 2014, 11:07:30
Just found this covering 'Use, Care & Maintenance' of your beloved 'Torque Wrench'

http://www.circletrack.com/techarticles/ctrp_1111_torque_wrench_myths/

Thanks Kevin. Now I want one of those SnapOn digital torque wrenches with the built in angle gauge.  :P ;D

Yes I'm always wary of commercially backed articles, but, that does back up what's been said here. In that its not undoing as such, but the risk of over torquing that's the problem. 
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Re: Using a torque wrench to undo.
« Reply #16 on: 04 August 2014, 13:50:23 »
Quote from: aaronjb on 04 August 2014, 11:20:21
Quote from: Sp4rkst4rt3r on 04 August 2014, 11:07:30
Just found this covering 'Use, Care & Maintenance' of your beloved 'Torque Wrench'

http://www.circletrack.com/techarticles/ctrp_1111_torque_wrench_myths/

Thanks Kevin. Now I want one of those SnapOn digital torque wrenches with the built in angle gauge.  :P ;D

Ahh.. the one he's using to build his V8.. for a kit car, perhaps.. Maybe snake related... <cough!> doesn't time fly?  ::)
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Re: Using a torque wrench to undo.
« Reply #17 on: 04 August 2014, 14:23:03 »
Sir, sir, he's picking on me!  :'( :'( :'( :-[
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Re: Using a torque wrench to undo.
« Reply #18 on: 04 August 2014, 14:41:31 »
Quote from: aaronjb on 04 August 2014, 14:23:03
Sir, sir, he's picking on me!  :'( :'( :'( :-[

Sorry... ;)

Now, stop looking at tool p0rn and get on with it.
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Re: Using a torque wrench to undo.
« Reply #19 on: 04 August 2014, 14:42:54 »
I almost succeeded in digging it out from under everything the other week ..

.. then we parked the RX8 next to it  :-[
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Re: Using a torque wrench to undo.
« Reply #20 on: 04 August 2014, 15:02:34 »
Quote from: aaronjb on 04 August 2014, 14:42:54
I almost succeeded in digging it out from under everything the other week ..

.. then we parked the RX8 next to it  :-[

Oh, yes.. Another project!

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Re: Using a torque wrench to undo.
« Reply #21 on: 04 August 2014, 20:54:48 »
Quote from: Sp4rkst4rt3r on 04 August 2014, 11:07:30
Just found this covering 'Use, Care & Maintenance' of your beloved 'Torque Wrench'

http://www.circletrack.com/techarticles/ctrp_1111_torque_wrench_myths/

Thanks for the link to an interesting article. :y :y :y
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