On 16/8/19 5:25 am, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Thu, 15 Aug 2019 22:07:55 +1000, Xeno
wrote:

On 15/8/19 2:31 pm, rbowman wrote:
On 08/14/2019 09:37 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Wed, 14 Aug 2019 20:23:12 -0600, rbowman
wrote:

On 08/14/2019 07:34 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Wed, 14 Aug 2019 19:20:07 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 14 Aug 2019 17:57:38 -0500, Terry Coombs
wrote:

On 8/14/2019 5:52 PM, wrote:
Why else would
they put a reversible ratchet head on a torque wrench????

AskÂ* DeWaltÂ*Â* orÂ*Â* all the otherÂ* wrench companiesÂ* ..
Â*Â*Â* John T.


Â* Bite the bullet John , Clare nailed it . Torque wrenches are NOT
designed to loosen fasteners . Why do you think they call them
"BREAKER"
bars ?



I'm not arguing withÂ* ClareÂ* orÂ* DeWaltÂ* ...Â* exceptÂ* -
..Â* why do they put aÂ* reverseÂ* optionÂ* ?
Â*on the cheapÂ* homeownerÂ* torque wrenchÂ* that
is not meant forÂ* thatÂ*Â* taskÂ* ?
..Â*Â* and thenÂ*Â* printÂ* strict warningsÂ* toÂ* neverÂ* use it
Â*toÂ* loosen aÂ* lug nutÂ* ...
Â*John T.


because, like I said, you sometimes need to torque a LEFT HAND
THREADED FASTENER.
Â*My 1/2 inch drive Snap-On micro-adjusting click torque wrench is now
ell over 40 years old - they don't have the jigs for recalibrating it
any more - and it has been used "in reverse" fairly often - but NOT as
a "breaker bar"


My 1/2" drive beam torque wrench is getting old too. It still works.
Â*My beam wrench is likely older than me - not much to go wrong on them


I remember the blurb from a Sturtevant that as long as the needle
pointed at zero it was accurate until the beam broke. I don't think I
have to worry about that in this lifetime. For most things I depend on
my calibrated fingers.

You have a set too, eh? I used to use them on those pesky left hand
threaded wheel nuts.
You mean the "rawhide wrench"??

No idea what it's called on your side of the pond.

--

Xeno


Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)