Torque sockets ?
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Slingshot
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From: Charlotte NC
Torque sockets ?
Does anyone know where I can purchase a 19mm 100 ft. lb. torque socket ? I'm looking for the type sockets they use on air guns to install wheels w/o using a torque wrench.
Thanks,
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You mean torque sticks? Any of the professional tools companies will have them; Snap-On, Matco, and Cornwell.
Here's an interesting discussion about using torque-sticks. It's from a Honda forum and 4 years old, but the questions and comments posted there should apply. The discussion is about the accuracy of the torque value and the quality of the impact gun itself.
Here's an interesting discussion about using torque-sticks. It's from a Honda forum and 4 years old, but the questions and comments posted there should apply. The discussion is about the accuracy of the torque value and the quality of the impact gun itself.
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Burning Brakes
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You mean torque sticks? Any of the professional tools companies will have them; Snap-On, Matco, and Cornwell.
Here's an interesting discussion about using torque-sticks. It's from a Honda forum and 4 years old, but the questions and comments posted there should apply. The discussion is about the accuracy of the torque value and the quality of the impact gun itself.
Here's an interesting discussion about using torque-sticks. It's from a Honda forum and 4 years old, but the questions and comments posted there should apply. The discussion is about the accuracy of the torque value and the quality of the impact gun itself.
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Slingshot
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From: Charlotte NC
Thank you.
Yes, torque sticks. Thanks guys, just what I was looking for.
Here's another dumb question. Can you use a torque stick manually on a ratchet or breaker bar OR must you use a 400 lb. air gun as the Honda post indicates?
Here's another dumb question. Can you use a torque stick manually on a ratchet or breaker bar OR must you use a 400 lb. air gun as the Honda post indicates?
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It is a dynamic calibration tool. Manually it will twist and continue to turn the bolt while it is twisting more. If there is no dynamic movement, then it simply transfers all of the torque that is applied to it to the bolt. That will result in no control of torque except for the wrench (or torque wrench) that is driving it.
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Slingshot
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From: Charlotte NC
NO! You can not use them manually. The way they work is that the stick is calibrated to twist a certain amount. When an intermittent load is applied the stick twists to absorb the excess torque and then returns to original state when the load is released. With an impact gun this happens very quickly with each pulse of the gun. That is also why they need to be used with a specific calibration to the impact gun. Both the applied torque from the gun and the speed of loading and unloading need to be matched to the torque stick.
It is a dynamic calibration tool. Manually it will twist and continue to turn the bolt while it is twisting more. If there is no dynamic movement, then it simply transfers all of the torque that is applied to it to the bolt. That will result in no control of torque except for the wrench (or torque wrench) that is driving it.
It is a dynamic calibration tool. Manually it will twist and continue to turn the bolt while it is twisting more. If there is no dynamic movement, then it simply transfers all of the torque that is applied to it to the bolt. That will result in no control of torque except for the wrench (or torque wrench) that is driving it.
Thanks, QC, that's the information I needed.
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