Your Torque Wrench?
Based on many posts here, it seems that many of you travel with a torque wrench. I have never owned or even used one, and I have turned many a nut or bolt with torque specifications just by guessing....
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coolbreeze01 wrote:
Harbor Freight torque wrenches work well, and you can buy a 1/4", 3/8", and a 1/2" for about the same money as one 1/2" name brand. Whatever you buy, after use, return the setting to zero.
Not necessarily "zero" (some wrenches do not have a "zero" on the scale), but the wrench should be stored at the lowest setting on the scale. It may be 5 or 10 inch or foot pounds, but that is where it should be stored.
NEVER adjust the wrench lower than the lowest setting.
As always, it pays to READ and FOLLOW the instructions that come with your wrench!
