Torque Screwdriver

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

What does torque mean for an electric screwdriver ?

Basically the more torque you have under heavy load the more effective so when you start screwing into a tight grained piece of wood screw up the dial and back off on soft materials.

What’s the purpose of torque screwdriver ?

It allows you to tighten a screw to a specified torque. Too loose and it won’t hold well enough, and too tight [..]

Lug Nut Torque

Monday, January 12th, 2009

How to maintain proper lug nut torque ?

  1. Check torque before every trip
  2. Use proper tools (Figures C and D)
  3. Follow the appropriate star pattern sequence
  4. Torque lug nuts in the correct stages and follow-up intervals after any wheel reinstallation

Remember, torque is the amount of rotating force applied to a fastener, such as a lug nut. Proper torque of lug nuts can only be achieved by using a torque wrench and a [..]

Torque socket wrench

Monday, January 12th, 2009

What is the Difference between a torque wrench and a socket wrench ?

A socket wrench is like a small steel tube – one end has ridges that fit precisely around a bolt. The other end often has an opening of 1/4″, 3/8″, or 1/2″ square. This end receives the protruded part of a ratchet with the same dimension.

Most torque wrenches look like a larger version of a ratchet[..]

Convert a torque wrench from inch pounds to foot pounds

Monday, January 12th, 2009

If you need to torque something let’s say to 16 Ft pounds, you can use also a torque wrench that measures “inch” pounds. So, how do I convert that ?

It is a simple its a simple math conversion. A foot pound is the torque you get when you apply a pound of force on the end of a 1 foot rod. So 1 ft*lb = 12 in*lbs.
Simply multiply your [..]

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