[Mgs] rocker threads causing problems

[Steven Trovato]

Well, there are calibration services.  And you can always apply a 
known force (fish scale?) and knowing the length of the wrench, some 
math can tell you the torque.  The easiest way would be to borrow 
another torque wrench and do come comparison experiments.  If the 
wrench is a truck brand like Snap-on, Mac, etc. I've heard that some 
of them have some kind of tester on their trucks.  What kind of 
wrench is it?  The "old fashioned" beam type torque wrenches tend to 
be pretty reliable, because there isn't really a mechanism, it's just 
physics.  Are you sure you've got the torque spec right?  I once 
broke a bolt because the spec said inch-pounds and I applied that 
many foot-pounds.  Of course, if I had engaged my brain I would have 
realized that it was much too much torque for the size bolt.

-Steve

At 03:59 PM 10/7/2010, Clayton Kirkwood wrote:
>As far as I know it is correct; it doesn't feel unreasonable, but how would
>I find out?
>
>crk