[Shop-talk] Inch pounds

[Jim Franklin]

Maybe they're trying to account for different diameter steering wheels, so that each one will feel the same? 

I would still use the rim of the steering wheel, and figure out a way to hang a lb 12" from the rim. I like inch-lb torque wrenches because they're more accurate at low torque, like for oil pans. 

jim

> On May 24, 2020, at 2:20 PM, Robert Nogueirao via Shop-talk <shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Folk I’m  rebuilding a steering box.  The manual says to set the peg thrust adjustment so it takes 12 inch pounds at the rim of the steering wheel to over come the “high spot” or resistance.
> I have always heard of ‘inch pounds’ as a measure of torque. If so, would it not be measured from the center of the steering wheel?  
> Lacking a inch pound torque wrench my plan was to hang a one lbs weight 12 inches from the center of the wheel and make the adjustment until the weight can over come the resistance and falls.
> Is this what you think the author meant?
> Bob Nogueira 
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