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Torquing head bolts
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[QUOTE="R. Phillips, post: 479644, member: 34788"] Some torque wrenches (TW) have needles and do not ratchet. In this case you just remove the socket/adapter from the nut and reposition, just as you would a common wrench. You would do the same on a ratcheting type TW if an adapter is used. The ratchet on the TW is for tightening or snugging the nut prior to torquing. Once you get to the actual torque point, it clicks, and you shouldn't need to ratchet. (P.S. One click is enough) If you turn the adapter to 90 deg off the torque wrench head and "set it and forget it", how do you "ratchet" without it moving off the 90 deg angle ? Sounds like you would have to reposition something ? Anyway I'm sorry for the confusion you readers might have experienced in this thread. My original intent was to give a formula to calculate torque when using an adapter. Please let me try to un-confuse this. A. If you clip an "extention" on to a torque wrench that goes "down" from the TW head, like to get at a nut down in a hole, it does not change the torque value on the nut from what the reading on the TW is. B. If you clip an "adapter" (i.e. crow foot or motion-pro tool) on to a torque wrench that goes "out" axially from the TW handle, like to get in a recessed area that the TW head will fit in, it [U]does[/U] change the torque value on the nut from what the reading on the TW is. In this case, you need to use the conversion formula. C. If you clip an "adapter" (i.e. crow foot or motion-pro tool) on to a torque wrench that goes "out" axially from the TW handle, like to get in a recessed area that the TW head will fit in, and turn the adapter 90 deg to the TW handle and operate the TW, it [U]does not [/U] change the torque value on the nut from what the reading on the TW is. Thank you Jackpiner57 and BRush for the positive responses. ;) Robert . . [/QUOTE]
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