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Re: Torque wrench

To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Torque wrench
From: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 06:43:33 -0700 (PDT)

to work on your spitfire, you should get one that goes to almost
100 ft-lbs.  i don't know why you want to convert ft-lbs to N-m,
becasue my haynes manual lists both.  
however, 1 ft-lb = 2.012 N-m (approximate values).
hope that helps.


--- Carsten.Weber@dbsoft.exactsoftware.com wrote:
> 
> Hello Spitsters,
> 
> decided to get a torque wrench. How do I calculate the torques
> in the
> manual (probably pound-food) to Newtonmeter?
> What range should I get? Or a small one with 1/4" drive and a
> bigger one
> with 1/2" drive?
> 
> Thank you, Carsten
> 
> 
> 

===
nikolai jaremka
72 spitfire mkIV
east aurora, new york


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