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Re: torque wrenches

To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: torque wrenches
From: Thearthurhsmith@cs.com
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 18:00:48 EDT
In a message dated 9/11/00 2:58:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
OHFASTONE@aol.com writes:

> The click type are good for getting 
>  you in the ball park but the beam types are the more accurate ones.

What ever. I most likely will get my clicker tested. 

Accurate tork wrenches are only important on those nuts and bolts you need to 
be a specific tightness. On our LBCs though that is every nut and bolt. 8^)
Not tight enough and it falls off. Too tight and it breaks.



Arthur H. Smith
1982 Jag XJ6  with  4 speed AOD
1969 GT6 resto project

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