Date:         Mon, 23 Mar 2015 09:45:07 -0700
Reply-To:     "sailingfc @dslextreme.com" <sailingfc@DSLEXTREME.COM>
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From:         "sailingfc @dslextreme.com" <sailingfc@DSLEXTREME.COM>
Subject:      Re: Torque wrenches
Comments: To: Craig Cowan <phishman068@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <1CF98B25-D876-433E-BADE-6FCD7AD5D0A2@gmail.com>
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I recently did one of my half-shafts and the first bolt I tried to torque
with my 1/2" drive Craftsman, I stripped the hex.  I found out that it was
out of calibration.  I used my other Craftsman "clicker" and finished the
job.  I ended up carefully taking apart it apart and re-calibrating it
using sandbags of known weight.  Another issue is the 25 lb-ft needed for
CV bolts is at the starting point of my wrench and "clickers" are not very
accurate at the lower torque settings. My latest purchase should fill the
gap between my two other wrenches.  (I do have a couple beam types too.
Just not convenient to read when you are laying on your back with chassis
crud in your eye.)

-Dick-

On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 7:21 AM, Craig Cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have a full craftsman set that I struggle to believe these days.
> I just put cvs on and I know that with my craftsman torque wrench set to
> the desired torque, it will never click. You'll snap the bolt head off
> before it does.
> Beam type says it's properly torqued.
>
> I know I can get them set, but it's not necessarily even off....just sucks.
> I prefer the beam type for all 3/8" drive items now.
>
> -craig
>
>
> > On Mar 23, 2015, at 2:54 AM, Karl Mullendore <tdiguru@WESTYVENTURES.COM>
> wrote:
> >
> > FWIW, if using one of these to torque WBX heads, you'll never get it
> right.
> > Beam type only.
>