Torque Wrench Extension

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <1997Feb24.093500.1772.433324@pu-smtp.radio.bbc.co.uk> paul.heneghan@bbc.co.uk (Paul Heneghan) writes:

> This isn't quite right.  You are supposed to get the 258ftlbs AT THE TORQUE 
> WRENCH.  Manuals from three different companies specify this very clearly - 
> Haynes, Autodata (I think) and Bentley.  (I have seen a couple of early 
> manuals just give the torque as 258 without saying that the special tools 
> must be used, but later manuals from the same publisher correct this.) This 
> works out to give you about 430ftlbs at the nut which is way outside the 
> range of most torque meters.

The principle's right, but the maths is wrong.

332 ft lbs at the nut.

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 Phil Payne
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