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: Measure torque with a cheater bar Mo 02-21-2002, 09:03 AM Need big torque? Need it to be relatively accurate? The link below will help you determine how what torque reading you need with various length cheaters. http://www.norbar-usa.com/twec/index.html Welby 02-21-2002, 09:06 AM Dead link, Mo.... mtadams 02-21-2002, 09:34 AM Originally posted by Welby Dead link, Mo.... No, it works... :confused: -Matt Mo 02-21-2002, 09:45 AM Works for me too... the java app may take a while to load though... Welby 02-21-2002, 09:58 AM Just worked for me that time *shrug* Who needs a torque wrench anyways. I've always gone by the theory of "tighten it until it strips, then back off 1/4 turn" :p Mo 02-21-2002, 10:17 AM Originally posted by Welby Just worked for me that time *shrug* Who needs a torque wrench anyways. I've always gone by the theory of "tighten it until it strips, then back off 1/4 turn" :p Sometimes torquing to German specs (goodentight) is fine, but sometimes you might actually have to measure. Lloyd 02-21-2002, 11:29 AM When I first started work here, I asked someone how much torque to put on something, and they told me "Just keep tightening until it gets loose again." I thought it was kind of a smart-assed response and it sort of pissed me off, so I pulled the threads off a 1 - 8 grade-8 shcs with just a 3' bar. "Like that?" :eek: Now when I ask them a question about torque I usually get a reasonable answer. JeepinIan 02-21-2002, 02:16 PM A cheater bar will not change the torque reading you get from the torque wrench. An extension will change it. The difference is that an extension changes the distance from the torque wrench square drive to the part being torqued, and a cheater bar just changes how far your hands are when you are applying the pressure. Rockcrusher 02-21-2002, 05:43 PM Originally posted by JeepinIan A cheater bar will not change the torque reading you get from the torque wrench. An extension will change it. The difference is that an extension changes the distance from the torque wrench square drive to the part being torqued, and a cheater bar just changes how far your hands are when you are applying the pressure. ?????????????????????????? 5spd 02-21-2002, 08:55 PM Originally posted by JeepinIan A cheater bar will not change the torque reading you get from the torque wrench. An extension will change it. The difference is that an extension changes the distance from the torque wrench square drive to the part being torqued, and a cheater bar just changes how far your hands are when you are applying the pressure. Thats what we learned in the USAF...extensions change the reading not the length of the cheat bar.:D | |