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Thread ID: 113354 2010-10-15 22:33:00 can't undo bolt in car Mike (15) PC World Chat
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1145281 2010-10-16 01:38:00 Torque wrenches are the big long ones, and as pctek said, cheap tools do break very easily jareemon (5207)
1145282 2010-10-16 01:59:00 Torque wrenches are the big long ones, and as pctek said, cheap tools do break very easily
Torque wrenches come in many sizes, for many jobs. Don't know of anyone that uses one for undoing stuff though. A breaker bar is what you are after
plod (107)
1145283 2010-10-16 02:15:00 Wrench + metal pipe = our workshop cheap torque wrench The Error Guy (14052)
1145284 2010-10-16 02:18:00 www.google.co.nz feersumendjinn (64)
1145285 2010-10-16 02:23:00 Hey, feersumendjinn:::

That's a cheap copy of a Snap-On breaker bar - and it's only an 18 incher. Most mechanics buy the 24, 36 and 48 inch version if they want some real power.

My shortest breaker bar is 36 inches or about 900mm long. Of course, I don't get dirty any more; I'm retired.
SurferJoe46 (51)
1145286 2010-10-16 02:27:00 Wrench + metal pipe = our workshop cheap torque wrench

That is not very professional, if you are still training you should be told to do it correctly. Manufactures stipulate the correct torque on bolts for a reason so go and get yourself a torque wrench and do the job correctly.
Safari (3993)
1145287 2010-10-16 02:52:00 Wrench + metal pipe = our workshop cheap torque wrench

Yeah it's what I use - specially for removing front axle nuts (36 mm) when replacing/cleaning cv joints.
kahawai chaser (3545)
1145288 2010-10-16 03:03:00 I find rectangular box section steel is good better than round pipe because you need a large diameter to get over the end of a ROE spanner, rectangular you can slip it over the end of the spanner.
If its long enough something is always going to happen.
CRC WD40 not going to help you if something is done up too tight its much overrated the stuff has to get thru the rust on a rusty thread and thats not going to happen is it? I fits seized by heat all the CRC in the world isnt going to help
prefect (6291)
1145289 2010-10-16 03:20:00 Hey, feersumendjinn:::

That's a cheap copy of a Snap-On breaker bar - and it's only an 18 incher. Most mechanics buy the 24, 36 and 48 inch version if they want some real power.

My shortest breaker bar is 36 inches or about 900mm long. Of course, I don't get dirty any more; I'm retired.
Yeah, I thought that too.
Unfortunately, I still have to get down and dirty :(.
feersumendjinn (64)
1145290 2010-10-16 05:07:00 Torque wrenches are the big long ones

No. he had those. But he just used a large normal one - because you are bashing it with the sledgehammer.
pctek (84)
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