Re: quattro-digest V4 #366

[Paul Ranson <100270.557@compuserve.com>]

 > Audi realised this was too big for most TWs to handle, so they came
 > up with the torque multiplier idea, hence tool 2079.  Providing this tool is
 > used with a TW that is 3.5ft in length, then 350Nm becomes the correct
 > reading.

Your TW 'breaks' at a set torque, independent of where you hold it, so when you
multiply the torque with an extension ( I presume the extension is from where
the socket usually fits to a new place ) the torque at the end of the extension
is independent of where you hold the TW and dependent solely on the torque at
the connection of the TW and the extension's length.

IOW if you have a TW set to 350NM and want an applied torque of 450NM then you
need a radial extension of about 29cm. How long is 2079 ? ( Assuming of course
that the TW and the extension are in line before the TW 'breaks'. )

Paul

( x in metres is the length of the extension. 350( 1 + x ) = 450, therefore x =
2/7 about 0.29. )