torque wrench size

[cuvette]

what size ove torque wrench i need to buy for only torque the oil pan plug and the oil filter 3/8 or 1/2 size

thank

 

[74bigblock]

You will find many more uses for a torque wrench as soon as you buy one. Ever take off your wheels? Better make sure they are torqued when you put 'em back on! 3/8 should be fine.... but it is really about what size your sockets are! Check the sockets you need to use. You want to avoid using adapters and extensions on a torque wrench, as it gives you inaccurate specs.

 

[cuvette]

Torque Wrench

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[jrose7004]

I don't torque my oil pan plug but I sure do use it when I put my wheels back on of take my calipers off etc!

 

[yellow_2002_germany]

I have a 1/2in Craftsman Digitork that goes from 24 to 240 lb-ft. I love it. Always remember to store a torque wrench at its lowest setting when not in use if it is a click type.

 

[MM-C5]

I have a 1/2in Craftsman Digitork that goes from 24 to 240 lb-ft. I love it. Always remember to store a torque wrench at its lowest setting when not in use if it is a click type.

This may be the my one minute learning lesson for today!

I learned to lay my wrench flat as opposed to hanging it, but why do you set it at the low setting? What difference does it make?

Tom

 

[yellow_2002_germany]

This may be the my one minute learning lesson for today!

I learned to lay my wrench flat as opposed to hanging it, but why do you set it at the low setting? What difference does it make?

Tom

You store it at the lowest setting so the spring in the wrench is not compressed while it is not in use. If it stored at say 125 lb-ft for weeks before its next use, the spring may not expand all the way for a lower setting and therefore the torque would be wrong.

I had never heard the one about laying it flat.

 

[MM-C5]

Hmm, makes sense. As for laying it flat, I noticed that when mine is hanging, there is a leakage of light oil. I never knew they even had oil in them, but evidently they do.

 

[bluecoupe]

Great torque wrench storage advise guys! Does anyone know if using a socket extention and/or an adapter (3/8 to 1/2 inch) changes the torque wrench accuracy?

 

[74bigblock]

Great torque wrench storage advise guys! Does anyone know if using a socket extention and/or an adapter (3/8 to 1/2 inch) changes the torque wrench accuracy?

Yes, but unless you are doing motor work... you should be OK.

 

[bluecoupe]

Yes, but unless you are doing motor work... you should be OK.

Does an extension add or subtract from the setting? I tourqe my wheels to 100 ft- lbs but use a small extention. Should I increase or decrease it a couple of ft-lbs?

 

[yellow_2002_germany]

Does an extension add or subtract from the setting? I tourqe my wheels to 100 ft- lbs but use a small extention. Should I increase or decrease it a couple of ft-lbs?

Here is what the Craftsman tools site says about my digitork wrench (25-250lb-ft):

Accurate to ±3 percent on clockwise or right-handed reading greater than or equal to 20 percent of capacity.

At 100lb-ft your torque will be 97-103lb-ft.

I don't think increasing by 2ft-lbs or so would make much of a difference.

 

[bluecoupe]

Here is what the Craftsman tools site says about my digitork wrench (25-250lb-ft):

Accurate to ±3 percent on clockwise or right-handed reading greater than or equal to 20 percent of capacity.

At 100lb-ft your torque will be 97-103lb-ft.

I don't think increasing by 2ft-lbs or so would make much of a difference.

Thanks!