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Originally Posted by stieger
This. My torque wrench is about 2 feet long. It takes almost nothing to get the lug nuts to 140.
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It takes 70 lbs...
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Originally Posted by Sir Nuke
cam fan......since this your first torque wrench......just remember, after you have used it and are ready to piut it away, release all the tension, by returning the setting to zero.
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This...
Something else to think about is when using the torque wrench, do not bounce the handle... When applying the torque, use steady even pressure until it clicks.. Bouncing it will give false readings...
Off topic, but we have guys on my rig offshore that use 3/4" and 1" drive torque wrenchs, They use these for achieving 600 ft/lbs, and I've walked on the drill floor many times and seen two, 200 + lb guys bouncing on the end of a four foot long handle, and occasionally with a cheater pipe (illegal for use) and they wonder why they break... By doing the math, and a bit of Kentucky guessing... I figure they are often in the 3000 + ft lb range... and they always tell me... well it didn't click...
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Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall.
Torque is how far you take the wall with you.
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If you can turn, you ain't going fast enough...