What is a good range to get in a torque wrench? Is 25-250 in-lbs likely to cover all needs on light trucks and cars?
TIA,
-D
What is a good range to get in a torque wrench? Is 25-250 in-lbs likely to cover all needs on light trucks and cars?
TIA,
-D
You really need two wrenches. One small one for inch-pounds, and one large one for ft-lbs.
Ok. I'll keep the one I got for Christmas, then, and later think about getting a bigger one to complement it. (FWIW 250 in-lbs is equivalent to about 20 ft-lbs, just gotta do the math to convert :-))
-D
You should have something that can go up to 150 ft-lbs also. Wheel lugs might have about 100 ft-lbs as an example.
The lug nuts on Superduties must be torqued to 160 ft lbs....
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I was under the impression that Ford went to the metric style on the SD in 1998.
One torque wrench is not enough.
You need at least two:
1.one 150 lbs-ft torque wrench for passanger cars, for trucks you will need probably 250 lbs-ft. (Harbor Freight has 150 on sale for 10$ very often - purchased probably a dozen for relatives etc).Buy them in blow molded cases to protect them.
You should buy them in this order if you cannot afford to buy them in one shot. I am considering getting third one up to 960 lbs-inch (which is 80 lbs-ft) at Advance Auto Parts for 20$, because it is shorter and it will be easier to work with it in tight spots.
To remove rusted bolts or nuts use breaker bar. I got both at Harbor Freight for 18$ for both. I can remove axle nut with 1/2 breaker bar easily (I broke torque wrench even without cheater bar prior to getting breaker bar). Don't listen that you can use torque wrench as breaker bar.
Remember, everything has its purpose, either breaker bar or torque wrench.
i guess i am lucky, been using the torque wrench for a breaker bar for over 35 yrs. and never had broken it yet.... had it where the wrench was bendt over like a C at times and its still here....
What style of torque wrench?
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