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Originally Posted by SD1too
Brian, have a look here at Norbar's document "The ten things you should know about your torque wrench". With your experience you will know that Norbar is an established and respected UK manufacturer of professional torque wrenches.
Scroll down to the heading: "Using torque wrenches for undoing". Here, Norbar says:
"So long as users operate with caution and do not exceed the maximum torque, most torque wrenches can be used for undoing."
Simon |
Quoting selectively again Simon
Read it again, or better still allow sensible people, those of whom where their judgement isn't too clouded to read the entire passage
I'm surprised at you, whereas you normally scoff at a manufactures websites, often calling them unadulterated sales pitches, you have chosen to quote one out of context to suit your own point of view
Here is the entire passage in context..........
So long as users operate with caution and do not exceed the maximum torque, most torque wrenches can be used for undoing. However, if the bolt will not free within the maximum torque of the wrench, another tool should be used instead. By exceeding the maximum torque limit during a bolt loosening you can affect the wrench accuracy, causing problems for future use. If in any doubt, use another tool for loosening bolts.
The majority of fasteners in use on the average car will be seized to some degree due to the affects of age and corrosion, and to use a precision instrument to undo these will result in the loss of accuracy of said instrument.
If you wish to misuse your torque wrench and adversely affect it's calibration that is one thing, but it's not good practice, and it shouldn't be advocated
Brian
