Torque
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 4,648
Likes: 1,059
From: N.E. Ohio OH
Finalist 2020 C4 of the Year - Modified
What actual poundage do you need, and I have never heard that an air wrench will double as a torque wrench. That is 30 lbs of pressure, not 30 lbs of torque. What if the air wrench has torque multiplation in it ?
Spend the money on a torque wrench. You will use it again.
Spend the money on a torque wrench. You will use it again.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2017
Posts: 6,944
Likes: 1,490
From: New Jersey
You can probably rent a torque wrench if you need it or buy a torque multiplier or use a crows foot if it's close. Torque = force x distance so if you apply 30lb feet a few inches away you can solve for your applied torque. Say the head is 2 inches away from the fastener now 30 lbs x 1ft + 2 inches is actually 35 lb-ft when it clicks on the crows foot vs 30 say. Depending on space it may be a valid option if you have one laying around.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
5 Best & 5 Worst Corvette Daily Drivers
Joe Kucinski
The Headlights of Every Corvette Generation Explained
Joe Kucinski
5 Best & 5 Most Overrated Corvette Track Packages of All Time!
Joe Kucinski
Every 2027 Corvette Engine Explained
Joe Kucinski
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Verdad Gallardo
10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 34,988
Likes: 515
From: Riverside County Southern California
Co-winner 2020 C4 of the Year - Modified
2018 Corvette of Year Finalist
2017 C4 of Year
2016 C7 of Year Finalist
St. Jude Donor '09 thru '20
OP you need to do some reading regarding impact tools, compressors, the difference between ft-lbs and in-lbs.
FYI, if you set the compressor to 30 psi the impact tool would not work at all.
FYI, if you set the compressor to 30 psi the impact tool would not work at all.
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 1,875
Likes: 27
From: Long Beach NY
You should be able to pick one up at that Pl;ace that advertises everywhere ( don't know if mentioning the name is allowed) for about $10. Not the best quality but they do work. Look for a Coupon. A 3/8 version will work well for 30 lbs measurement.
Barrier
Barrier
Last edited by Barrier; Dec 11, 2018 at 05:19 PM.
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 81,241
Likes: 3,063
From: altered state
St. Jude Donor '05
I bought one at Harbor Freight as my Craftsman broke during a head swap. I compared it to a freinds Snap On and it was just as accurate. For how long who knows lol.
IT was the click type not the one with that funky beam
IT was the click type not the one with that funky beam
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 20,179
Likes: 673
From: Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.
St. Jude '03 thru '24
As we have come to notice the HF tools have a value to the occasional grassroots mech. 30 ft/lbs is nice and tight.
So rather than fret over exacting values, Pull hard on a 12" wrench and you'll be fine.
So rather than fret over exacting values, Pull hard on a 12" wrench and you'll be fine.
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 13,348
Likes: 233
From: SCMR Rat Pack'r Charter Member..Great Bend KS
Get one of these:
Not only will it measure torque accurately using only a ratchet/flex handle, but it can be used to calibrate an extisting torque wrench.
I have three torque wrenches of overlapping capacities, but since getting this device I seldom use the torque wrenches if I only have one or two fasteners to torque ....just use this and a flex handle. No adjusting a torque wrench and then backing it off again.
Not only will it measure torque accurately using only a ratchet/flex handle, but it can be used to calibrate an extisting torque wrench.
I have three torque wrenches of overlapping capacities, but since getting this device I seldom use the torque wrenches if I only have one or two fasteners to torque ....just use this and a flex handle. No adjusting a torque wrench and then backing it off again.
Last edited by rocco16; Dec 13, 2018 at 02:42 PM.