Torque Wrench for WD Hitch nylock nuts
Is this the right thread for this, first of all? I'm trying to install a weight distribution hitch to haul my trailer of stuff from east county San Diego California to Kansas. It's a 7' x 14' cargo...
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Here is a lever arm that multiplies the torque
Link to Summit Racing and is $19.99 bucks
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/oes-24208?seid=srese1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjoGE0oHO7AIVJj6tBh2A2AHPEAQYCSABEgKo5vD_BwE
For some reason the clicky doesn’t work and here is the link
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/oes-24208?seid=srese1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjoGE0oHO7AIVJj6tBh2A2AHPEAQYCSABEgKo5vD_BwE
Installing wind generators and forgot the big torque wrench back in the shop and all the local hardware store only had 150 ft/lb torque wrenches
Plenty of steel bar stock, hack saw, Sawzall, sacrificial socket set and a welder did the job
To double a 150 ft/lb torque wrench you need to double the effective wrench length from bolt center line to the center of the wrench handle. Then whatever the torque wrench setting is doubled (times 2)
Triple the torque of a 150 ft/lb torque wrench, you need to triple the length from the bolt center line to the center of the handle. Then whatever the torque wrench seething is tripled (times 3)
The socket set you use must be capable of handling that kind of torque, so maybe a 3/4” square
We did that in pinch over nite as the windgenerator had to be ‘flying’ by mid nite the next...otherwise we lost money per the contract
The prices of 3/4” torque wrenches have come down significantly and probably cheaper to just buy one rated for your needs...of course a 3/4” socket set too...
Link to Summit Racing and is $19.99 bucks
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/oes-24208?seid=srese1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjoGE0oHO7AIVJj6tBh2A2AHPEAQYCSABEgKo5vD_BwE
For some reason the clicky doesn’t work and here is the link
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/oes-24208?seid=srese1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjoGE0oHO7AIVJj6tBh2A2AHPEAQYCSABEgKo5vD_BwE
Installing wind generators and forgot the big torque wrench back in the shop and all the local hardware store only had 150 ft/lb torque wrenches
Plenty of steel bar stock, hack saw, Sawzall, sacrificial socket set and a welder did the job
To double a 150 ft/lb torque wrench you need to double the effective wrench length from bolt center line to the center of the wrench handle. Then whatever the torque wrench setting is doubled (times 2)
Triple the torque of a 150 ft/lb torque wrench, you need to triple the length from the bolt center line to the center of the handle. Then whatever the torque wrench seething is tripled (times 3)
The socket set you use must be capable of handling that kind of torque, so maybe a 3/4” square
We did that in pinch over nite as the windgenerator had to be ‘flying’ by mid nite the next...otherwise we lost money per the contract
The prices of 3/4” torque wrenches have come down significantly and probably cheaper to just buy one rated for your needs...of course a 3/4” socket set too...
