Tips for Using, Maintaining Torque Wrenches

User practices

1. Safety glasses or goggles should be worn at all times when using any hand tool.
2. Always follow the manufacturer’s directions regarding torque direction, proper force, torque pattern/sequence, use or non-use of lubrication on fasteners and torque “tighten/release” cycles.
3. Use a torque wrench to apply a specific torque value during the final assembly process. Do not use a torque [..]

Adjust torque wrench

Which torque wrench?
First you need to choose a torque wrench suitable for your needs. Let’s take a bike for example and we need to adjust my drive chain.
We can choose a cheap torque wrench like Halfords, that have a good quality and are accurate enough for most jobs.

We will also need a socket to fit each of the jobs, they are interchangeable with some socket sets [..]

Convert a torque wrench from inch pounds to foot pounds

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 [..]