24-06-2020, 05:47 PM
It's not a ratchet, so you need to reposition the socket if you need more than 90° or so of rotation, which you either consider a faff, or, as I do, you reckon on it being a precision instrument, so the fewer moving bits the better.
I nip everything up with a normal ratchet and use the torque wrench just for final tightenng.
The handle conceals a pull out lever which sets the torque figure. Every 1 1/2 turns of this equals 1 lb/ft, so it is easy to set the torque figure cock on. One downside is you must return the wrench to its minimum setting after use to take the pressure off the spring.
I like it because you sneak up on the fastener in one smooth action and are rewarded with a very satisfying click as the handle gives. There is no tendency as with some to "give it a tickle for luck" due to reaching the final figure being a bit vague.
To get anticlockwise operation you push the square drive through to the other side.
Just realising I sound like a right anorak!
I nip everything up with a normal ratchet and use the torque wrench just for final tightenng.
The handle conceals a pull out lever which sets the torque figure. Every 1 1/2 turns of this equals 1 lb/ft, so it is easy to set the torque figure cock on. One downside is you must return the wrench to its minimum setting after use to take the pressure off the spring.
I like it because you sneak up on the fastener in one smooth action and are rewarded with a very satisfying click as the handle gives. There is no tendency as with some to "give it a tickle for luck" due to reaching the final figure being a bit vague.
To get anticlockwise operation you push the square drive through to the other side.
Just realising I sound like a right anorak!