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Default Can you teach me more about lug bolts & related tire tools?

On 2/18/2018 11:04 AM, ultred ragnusen wrote:
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Does anyone know how to calibrate a torque wrench at home?


Clamp head with handle horizontal; hang bucket of water measured
distance from head; add water until clicks; weight bucket; do sum.


On a diagram, I see how hanging a known weight a known distance from the
head will test the torque to see if it's correct ... but ...

And I can visualize how to mechanically clamp a bolt in a vise to hang the
torque wrench on - but then - how do you calibrate the two types?


or just clamp the wrench's drive in the vise. Measure from
axis, add weight. This is simple arithmetic not rocket science.

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