On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 11:35:16 AM UTC-10, AMuzi wrote:
> On 8/12/2014 2:05 PM, dsi1 wrote:
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> > On 8/12/2014 1:41 AM, AMuzi wrote:
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> >> On 8/11/2014 10:06 PM, dsi1 wrote:
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> >>> On 8/11/2014 4:39 PM, Michael Wilson wrote:
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> >>>> I'm putting the caliper back on the anchor plate. From
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> >>>> what I can tell, the torque is 47 pounds. I managed to
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> >>>> sheer the bolt and now have to go to the hardware store to
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> >>>> get another one. Am I misreading the specs? (see pic)
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> >>>> Maybe I didn't hear the click from the Autozone loaner
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> >>>> torque wrench.
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> >>>>
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> >>>> http://postimg.org/image/49bjhmnnd/
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> >>>>
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> >>>> Thanks!
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> >>>>
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> >>>
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> >>> 47 lb-ft is not that tight. You must have just cranked that
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> >>> torque wrench to high hell. If you have no feel for torque,
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> >>> my suggestion is that you start at 20 lb-ft and then work
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> >>> your way up and learn the feel of the amount of torque that
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> >>> it takes. OTOH, you should learn the proper amount of torque
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> >>> needed by the size and material of the fastener. These days,
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> >>> I don't need no stinkin' torque wrench.
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> >>
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> >> If you have employees who "don't need a torque wrench",
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> >> put a dial
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> >> wrench in a vise with the scale facing away and have them
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> >> show you
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> >> various torques. The other guys will almost laugh and then
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> >> they get
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> >> quiet too.
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> >>
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> >> For the fasteners they do all day long they are pretty
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> >> good but anything
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> >> unusual will be way off.
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> >>
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> >
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> > I think it's silly to have to pull out a torque wrench for
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> > every fastener. You really don't need an employee that does
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> > that. Obviously, there are some fasteners where you should
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> > use one or a torque angle gauge. My friend always pulls out
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> > his torque wrench and he takes twice as long to do a simple
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> > job and has no feel for this kind of work.
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> I agree.
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> With expensive and delicate carbon fiber and titanium parts
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> observing manufacturer's torque value is critical but in
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> most things close counts.
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These exotic, lightweight, parts would require a recalibration of my arm. As of yet, I've never met one of these critters. I sure hope I don't! :-)


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