<VV> Re:e: Wheel stud torque\torque wrench NO CORVAIR

[N. Joseph Potts]

Get a coupling nut of near 7/16" hex, put matching sockets on both torque
wrenches, and secure the HANDLE of your beam-type wrench in a vise. Now,
apply and adjust your clicker wrench until it clicks at the point where the
beam wrench reads your desired torque. Then, of course, don't disturb the
setting.

Joe Potts
Miami, Florida USA
1966 Corsa coupe 140hp 4-speed with A/C

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[mailto:virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org]On Behalf Of ronchoy@comcast.net
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 7:15 PM
To: virtualvairs@corvair.org
Subject: <VV> Re:e: Wheel stud torque\torque wrench

I've had a clicker torque wrench lately used only for wheel studs. The
adjusters gone loose, so it's far out of calibration.   Since i now use it
only for wheel studs, I'd like to set it at say, 60 lbft. I do have a
working beam style torque wrench. Could i come fairly close if I used the
beam style wrench to torque a wheelnut to 60lbft, then progressively
adjusted the beam wrench until I moved the nut?  -ron 65,66