Okay, so we have torque wrenches. Only problem is me and my bro have never used one. We're putting on his clutch/flywheel on the H22.

Basically I have no clue how to work this. Neither does my bro.

We figured out how to set it to the proper torque or whatever, but we dont know how you can tell when they're properly tightened.

Is there anyway this could be easily explained? lol

I feel so dumb. If it helps it's a Snap-On QJR-3200B. We also have several other Craftsmans; all 'clicking type'. So if anyone can explain this to me tonight it'd be really beneficial.

 

set your poundage.
ie. 80ft/lb.
if its a locking type then set the screw so that it doest move,


then just wrench righty tighty until you hear a loud "CLICK"
stop

then wrench again tight, until you hear a second click, then stop

its now torqued at that poundage.


then end.

 

If you ratchet back up, does it reset itself?

I dont know why I'm thinking that...

 

Disregard...figured it out

 

No offense, but You're doin a flywheel job, but you dont know how to use a torque wrench?

 

mine never clicks i set it as 20lb ft & push it really hard but it still doesn't click

i droped it a few times, did i break it?

 

Sorry, I've just never used a torque wrench before. What dont you understand? I've done LOTS of car work before, just never HAD to really use a TQ wrench. Then again I'm not over-obsessed and gonna use it on lug nuts and strut tower mounts.

If you really wanna know, I just never tightened it all the way. It was getting so tight that I thought to myself 'surely this is too tight and I just didnt hear the click.' That's all. Problem figured out. That explain it?

 

That's not over-obsessed, just a way to rule out problems later on. You don't have to do it, but it a) enables you to rule out problems due to over/under tightening, and b) makes sure you don't strip bolts.

 

Wow, that is a lot of car work...

 

Yeah, there's a tendency for people to tighten to the hilt, thinking it's somehow better. I'm not trying to be funny, but isn't something like a torque wrench rather intuitive? Most of us are pretty mechanically inclined here and can figure stuff out. It really pays to do so.

For example, my phones went OOS on me yesterday, I was sure it was Verizon's fault, it usually is. They told me if it's inside wiring it's gonna cost me big time if the drunk service dude comes out to my house (j/k). I teseted at the TNI outside and sure enough it's got dial tone. Even though I wasn't sure what the previous owner did to wire up the 5 extensions I could intuitively disconnect them one by one at the 110 panel in the basement and sure enough one bedroom was the culprit. Carpet cleaner man probably sprayed the jack or something so my phone was showing busy all the time. Long-story short in this day and age it always pays to DIY, unless you like paying someone else $hundreds to do stuff you can do or figure out anyway.......

 

I wasnt using that as an example of the 'car work' I've done, genius.

Geez.

 

I am not sure that a crossed phone line is really analogous to using a TQ wrench properly. I can't believe how everyone jumped on his case for asking a simple question. I know that when I first used a clicking type wrench on a high torque application I was unsure if it was really working or not just because I was hesitant to really lean into it.

Here's a tip that might actually help those that have a new or different TQ wrench; Turn the setting on the wrench to a lower value than the final torque value and try tightening. You should feel and hear a click when it's torqued to that value and you won't do any harm by under tightening. So long as you retorque it to the required value before you are finished. Once you know what to look for you can go nuts.

 

Another thing that I would strongly suggest is that people do NOT use their torque wrenches as a ratchet, even though it can be swotched up to loosen as well. That's what breaker bars are for.

imho there's no harm in asking dumb questions because we all have done it and do so everyday with stuff we're not familiar with. My point is that when questioning whether or not to attempt a job, assume that you can DIY. Unless it's rocket science or special instruments are needed, a person can usually find the resources and info from people we already know. Heck, half the workforce in the country is drunk anyway (relax that's a joke)