Which torque wrench do you use?
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what,nobody uses german torque,,goddintight.
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What's funny is a magazine (I think it was Hot Rod) did a test on torque wrenches not to long ago. The absolute cheapest wrench in the bunch was one from Harbor Freight. The repeatability and accuracy was crazy. IIRC, it was 1-2%. Basically, it was as good as any other wrench they tested. Except it cost like $20.
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Interesting article. A buddy runs the calibration lab at a large US Navy facility. He finds the most reliable torque wrenches are the old beam type with the pointer. Once calibrated, they are dead on year to year, unless there is visible damage. He advises folks to use a quality (snap on, matco, proto, etc) click type IF you have it checked regularly (bench tester before use and yearly calibration). Otherwise, he advises using a beam type - buy, check calibration once, protect from damage. IMO, he's correct - Let's face it, very few non-pros check and calibrate them.
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I just tighten them until they break, and then back off a 1/4 turn!
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