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Old 12-17-2004, 04:18 PM
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Default Re: Torque and the HF Torque Wrenches

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Originally Posted by VaSteve
I bought this big HF torque wrench a few months ago because I needed something to torque my lug nuts. I torqued them 5ft-lbs too low and when Jim and David R took off my back wheels they said there wasn't a lot of torque on them.
They were way low. Get a good wrench or have the HF calibrated to be sure. Check with the 914guy about GMU calibration lab.
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