Noel Johnson 0 Posted January 6, 2002 Share Posted January 6, 2002 Hi All, I've just bought a torque wrench has a working range of 40-200 Nm, as a rough guide is anything less than 40 Nm "hand tight" or do I need to buy another one? Cheers Noel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ACW 191 Posted January 6, 2002 Share Posted January 6, 2002 Noel, this wrench is probably a bit high for general use. You coud certainly use some lower settings. 40Nm is 4 kilos hanging on a meter bar. for small fittings you will want less. Hand tight tends to be a bit variable depending on the hands been used. Some examples: Vx 16v 2L Cam Caps: 20Nm Stage 1 Head Bolts : 25Nm Dry Sump: 10Nm. That said there are plenty of bolts you will want this range for sp perhaps the best bet would be to go and get an addition small torque wrench for 5-50Nm range. Also dont forget to unwind the setting on you wrench when you are done to prevent it going out of calibration. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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