I need a Long Handle Torque Wrench

[Unholy707]

Here is my new $38 digital long handle 1/2 drive torque wrench. Even comes with a cert of calibration! Seems to work pretty good!

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So what's the error rate? That seems low

 

[2ndAmend]

So what's the error rate? That seems low

Not sure what you mean about error "rate". The cal slip, assuming it is not BS, shows the deviation at 3 points. If I had the ambition I could calculate a correction curve based on the 3-point calibration, but I'm not building nuke subs so I'll just have another beer instead!

For $38, a 50y old Craftsman ratchet, and a piece of tube, I think it solves the problem with honors!

On the other hand, who knows what it'll do in the future.. As long as my back is ok and my wheels don't fall off in the time I have left, it doesn't get any better!

 

[Jimmy N.]

Some things are indeed severely overrated.

After enough years on working on things (many/most?) people simply get a feel for what works and what doesn't. Yes, there are indeed places where torque values are critical, but lug nuts....?

With any vehicle that has ever been to a dealer or tire store it's anybody's guess how overstretched those studs have been. Heck, I've found everything between finger tight and over torqued on new vehicles.

 

[Unholy707]

Pull a few threads out of aluminum and you'll eventually learn when to stop turning 🤣

 

[Unholy707]

Most are plus/3 or 4 %. That seems insanely accurate

 

[2ndgen]

demonstrating good technique... cause if it works it works...