recommendations for torque wrench pls

[John Mason]

Jon, Just a difference of opinion about torque wrenches. When settings are given you need to know if it is for dry or lubricated nuts as this alters things. I myself have never used a torque wrench on an Austin seven and have stripped my engine right down on two occasions without problems. Just use an appropriate spanner for the size nut you are tightening and use it until you and feel the tightness. (On cylinder heads tighten in the sequence as per Woodrows red book and keep going around them until tight. Don't forget to retighten after you have run the engine up to running temprature ). A lot of people have problems with socket sets when the ratchet handle and torbar is the same length for all diameter bolts whatever there diameter.
John Mason