Torque Wrench Question

[keithaba]

This may be a really stupid question, but I just want to be sure before I buy this thing.

If a torque wrench specifies the torque range as 120-960 in/pound is that the same as 10-80 ft/pound?

It probably is, but I don't want to waste my money and I know there are some more mechanically inclined people here.

 

[Ignacio]

Yes, divide inch pounds by 12 and you get foot pounds.

 

[Scab]

And check with Sears before you buy. I just recently scored a sweet one on mega-sale. ($59)

 

[Pierre]

+ 1

 

[radman]

Inch pound wrench is very useful on bikes, probably more so than a foot pound one, as so many of the fasteners fall into the low range.

 

[Scab]

Oh, and my new one came with a ft/lb-in/lb conversion chart for ease of use.

 

[keithaba]

10 ft/pounds is low enough isn't it? I don't recall seeing anything that was tightened with less than 10ft pounds in the service manual..??

17 was the lowest I recall...

 

[donaldb]

I have 3 dork wrenches.......small, medium and large

 

[radman]

10 ft/pounds is low enough isn't it? I don't recall seeing anything that was tightened with less than 10ft pounds in the service manual..??

17 was the lowest I recall...

Trouble is, a torque wrenches accuracy suffers at the extreme ends of it's range, hence the usefulness of having 3, as db says, as I do, and all the techs I know do.

 

[twowheelnut]

I have 3 dork wrenches.......small, medium and large

:rofl:

Me too. Didn't want to go with the three, but faque, they were on sale and the sales chick was just too damned cute. :dribble:

 

[keithaba]

10 ft/pounds is low enough isn't it? I don't recall seeing anything that was tightened with less than 10ft pounds in the service manual..??

17 was the lowest I recall...

Trouble is, a torque wrenches accuracy suffers at the extreme ends of it's range, hence the usefulness of having 3, as db says, as I do, and all the techs I know do.

By extreme ends of it's range do you mean the Max and Min, or only the max?

 

[radman]

By extreme ends of it's range do you mean the Max and Min, or only the max?

Both.

 

[stryg8r]

10 ft/pounds is low enough isn't it? I don't recall seeing anything that was tightened with less than 10ft pounds in the service manual..??

Cam caps need to be torqued to 88 inch pounds.