On 11/6/04 6:54 AM, "Vince Jahn" <vjahn4533@CHARTER.NET> wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> I was just about ready to put my rebuild heads back on my 85 westy, and was
> reading in the Bentley manual where it recommends not to use
> a "Break" type of torque wrench. Does anyone know why?  I have both, and
> would prefer using the "Break" type because I believe it's
> more accurate since I can dial in the 37 ft lbs.
> 
> Thanks much,
> 
> Vince
> 
> 
You will find that debated in many groups.  Any torque wrench is only as
good as its calibration.  I recently took a couple wrenches down to  a place
that had the calibrated checkers for their wrenches and found mine to be
accurate enough.  Off by about 2 lbs at 75 foot pounds for example on one
wrench.  That wrench has seen a lot of use over the years and is still good
enough for working on anything I am working on.

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