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mikestock
Explorer
Jul 30, 2015

Myth that socket extensions change torque wrench readings

I have had mechanics and one person who builds competition airplanes swear that torque wrenches are inaccurate when an extension is added. To me, this flies in the face of the Action, Equal and Opposi...
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Chris_Bryant
Explorer II
Jul 30, 2015
allen8106 wrote:
It only changes the torque if you add length, like a crows foot. If it's just a normal extension to get to a deeper bolt/nut then no toque difference.


That's what I've always understood- extensions like this:

require calculation for proper torque.

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