On 11/6/04 6:54 AM, "Vince Jahn" <vjahn4533@CHARTER.NET> wrote: > Hi All, > > I was just about ready to put my rebuild heads back on my 85 westy, and was > reading in the Bentley manual where it recommends not to use > a "Break" type of torque wrench. Does anyone know why? I have both, and > would prefer using the "Break" type because I believe it's > more accurate since I can dial in the 37 ft lbs. > > Thanks much, > > Vince > > You will find that debated in many groups. Any torque wrench is only as good as its calibration. I recently took a couple wrenches down to a place that had the calibrated checkers for their wrenches and found mine to be accurate enough. Off by about 2 lbs at 75 foot pounds for example on one wrench. That wrench has seen a lot of use over the years and is still good enough for working on anything I am working on. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember that sanity is optional. http://www.tactical-bus.info (tech info) http://www.westydriver.com |
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