Inch Vs foot lbs. conversion factor?
Mar 23, 2005 | 02:37 PM
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Inch Vs foot lbs. conversion factor?
I believe lug nut s are torgued to 100 ft bs, is there a conversion for inch pounds? How many inch pounds would equal 100 foot pounds?
Mar 23, 2005 | 02:41 PM
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Mar 23, 2005 | 02:47 PM
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100 ft.lb. X 12 inches / ft =1200 in.lb.
Mar 23, 2005 | 02:58 PM
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Or 33.3 Yard lbs
or 30480 mm lbs
or 135.582 newton meters
sorry I r an engineer
Mar 23, 2005 | 03:00 PM
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I hope that you don't plan on torqueing the lug nuts with an inch pound calibrated torque wrench.
Mar 23, 2005 | 03:03 PM
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I hope that you don't plan on torqueing the lug nuts with an inch pound calibrated torque wrench.
OR anything that calls for inch pounds with a foot pound wrench... just askin for trouble
Mar 23, 2005 | 03:37 PM
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I hope that you don't plan on torqueing the lug nuts with an inch pound calibrated torque wrench.
do they go to 1200 in lb ?
Mar 23, 2005 | 03:57 PM
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Thanks for the responses, had a brain f*** re inch pounds, and no I'm not using inch lbs to do foot lb work. Thanks again.
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Mar 23, 2005 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Hall1836
Thanks for the responses, had a brain f*** re inch pounds, and no I'm not using inch lbs to do foot lb work. Thanks again.
At first I was thinking maybe you grew up in Europe or something.