hi, i just read this email, after replying to the other one....... i bought the same torque wrench and never had a problem.... just curious, did u lend the torque wrench to any one before ????????
i never lend my torque wrench to anyone.... mark k `YEARS AGO I COULDNT SPELL COMPWUTER PWOGWAMMER, NOW I ARE ONE.....` ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 11:22 PM Subject: Torque Wrenchs > Just thought i'd share my week's experiences with the list here so that > nobody else falls in the same hole I did. > > I bought a Kingchrome brand torque wrench so that I could do some engine > building at home. It wasn't cheap, they are $120 & is packed in a long blue > plastic box with a ticket inside saying "This thingy was calibrated by Ng > and is within tolerances, blah blah blah" > > Normally you would buy such an expensive tool so that you could tighten > things with some degree of precision. > > So I am using this wretched wrench to do up my flywheel bolts, and as I am > getting up to the correct torque, I feel each bolt going "doughy" or > Plastic. Meaning it is over-torqued. I undid them quick smart and threw them > all aside. > Fair enough I say... I've used the bolts more than once, maybe they're just > tired. So I go to Ni$$an and buy a new set of 8, at $15 a piece.... > > begin torque sequence again, the first 3 bolts start going "doughy" again, > and the 4th one snaps. Something is up. > So go back to Ni$$an again and order 4 new bolts. But I decide to check my > wrench against another one that I know is calibrated and expensive. > > So I mortgaged my kneecaps with a local mechanic, & set up a test at home. I > did up a bolt to 20 ft/lb with my wrench. and I use the good wrench to check > it against. To the initiated, 20 ft/lb is about as tight as you can get a > bolt using your fingers, maybe nip it up with a spanner... Not very tight. > 60 ft/lb is about as tight as you can get using an average 1/2" ratchet. > > As it turns out, my 20 ft/lb was equivalent to 50 ft/lb on the calibrated > torque wrench. > > That is a LONG way off the mark & I am really pissed off because I have > wasted $180 on bolts today, using a $120 tool. I could've bought a $200 tool > (or borrowed a $800 one), done the job right in the first place. > > Kingchrome torque wrenchs are crap. Do not buy them! If you own one, chuck > it in the bin or sell it on ebay... ;) > > Anybody else had an experience like this??? > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
