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Old 12-29-2019, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by cn90 View Post
I have been swapping summer and winter tires for > 15 yrs using the 45-degree thingy. Zero issues.

Test your beam style torque wrench using weights etc. at 1 foot length.
Search youtube for "calibration procedure for beam style"...

The video below shows "click" type but you get the idea of using weight to test:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGbCzm8lrKE
Do you think 50% error might be too much? I think that tool is best used as a breaker bar still; I ought to grind off the indicator so no one uses it for torque accidentally!
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