The only caveat is that the click style (which I have), while convenient and
a must have for the tool kind of guy, does suffer from one inconvenience:
It must be recalibrated every now and then to rmain accurate. the rod and
scale type never has to be re-calibrated...
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Byers <byers@cconnect.net>
To: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>; spridgets@autox.team.net
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, June 17, 1998 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: Torque Wrench
>Hi, Philip!
>If you're going to do some serious work on your car, you need to have an
>accurate torque wrench. The proper torque is necessary to put the
>fasteners under the correct design pre-load, which is important if you
>don't want to have to worry about fatigue failures. Torque specs are
>usually only called out where they are important. By just tightening 'em
>up good, you could either get them too loose, or just at or past the point
>where they yield without totally breaking. Besides, a torque wrench will
>make you feel like a real mechanic :-)
>
>I use the micrometer type and don't have any experience with the rod and
>scale type, but if you get a good quality wrench it shouldn't matter which
>style it is, both should be sufficiently accurate.
>
>Steve Byers
>Havelock, NC USA
>'73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE"
>"It is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool
>than to speak, and remove all doubt" -- Mark Twain
>
>
>----------
>> From: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>
>> To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
>> Subject: Torque Wrench
>> Date: Tuesday, June 16, 1998 9:57 PM
>>
>> A quick couple of questions about torque wrenches.
>>
>> A necessity? Specifically, I'm doing front end suspension, rotors, wheel
>> bearings and I am seeing torque settings. How bad is it if I just
>"tighten
>> 'em up good"? :)
>>
>> Assuming I should just get the torque wrench - is the micrometer type the
>> only way to fly or are those with the rod/scale ok as well. They seem to
>> be much cheaper, but they seem a little flimsy. Anyone have any personal
>> experience with them?
>>
>> Thanks mucho.
>>
>> Philip
>> Burgundy 1974 Midget
>
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