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04-13-2012, 12:21 PM
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| Will using a torque wrench as a breaker bar damage the clicker?
yes im full of useless threads lol
but i've been wanting to use my torque wrench as a breaker bar for a few projects, but im scared it may damage the clicker
has anyone done this before
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04-13-2012, 12:25 PM
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yes it can, just find a piece of scrap pipe and use that
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04-13-2012, 12:25 PM
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Yes u will damage it
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04-13-2012, 12:27 PM
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.. are you fucking serious? common sense man.
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04-13-2012, 12:30 PM
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That'll definitely throw out the accuracy if you're exceeding the maximum which it can read. That's why there are torque wrenches and breaker bars. Mastercraft Maximum Ratcheting Breaker Bar | Canadian Tire
it's 25$ go get it
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04-13-2012, 12:43 PM
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never use a torque wrench as a breaker. I never use my torque wrenches for anything except torquing bolts.
Never taken bolts off with one, never will.
and always store the torque wrench with tension off the spring.
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04-13-2012, 02:54 PM
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I've seen torque wrenches blown up because of misuse. A torque wrench is a calibrated tool, and is not to be misused. Even dropping it could throw it out of calibration. It's best to use a torque wrench within it's middle ranges and not it lower or upper ranges as well.
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Go spend 20 bucks on a breaker bar..
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04-15-2012, 06:19 PM
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Princess auto breaker bars are under 20. its a must have tool
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04-15-2012, 06:52 PM
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I wouldn't buy a Princess Auto breaker bar.  No wrenches of theirs either
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I have a Princess Auto Breaker Bar.
Still hasn't broken. Yet.
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You will break it... trust me, I've done it.
like mentioned just go buy one from princes. If it breaks at least it only cost $20
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sometimes i wander if people on this site actually work on shit anymore
then i read threads like this, realize people are working on shit
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04-16-2012, 05:31 PM
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I use one of my torque wrenches as a breaker bar quite often, one of the main reasons I bought it. It is over 6 feet long assembled and feels about 70lbs. I just leave it at
2000 ft-lbs and hope I don't shear the spindle off again.
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04-16-2012, 05:37 PM
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#18 | | what manner of phaggotry is this
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breaker bars are for noobs
this goes on sale like once every 2 months for $49. I paid $49 for mine and its held up great. Mastercraft ½-in. 7.5A Impact Wrench | Canadian Tire
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| Mastercraft Maximum Impact Wrench | Canadian Tire This one is on sale and it's their Maximum series which comes with 5 year warranty. Plus it has a rated 350 ft/lbs of torque.
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Originally Posted by RRxtar | Got this too, gets the job done most of the time. Better if it was a bit smaller though.
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04-16-2012, 07:00 PM
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#21 | | what manner of phaggotry is this
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Originally Posted by MintyGreenTea Got this too, gets the job done most of the time. Better if it was a bit smaller though. | ya it is a little heavy to one hand it in akward positions and its a bit big to get into tighter areas, but sure works like a hot damn most of the time. i havent found much it wont undo. even a rusted on/hammered to shit trailer hitch ball. even if you gotta let it do its thing for 20-30 seconds it always seems to break whatever is stuck free.
next on my list is a cordless one.
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04-16-2012, 07:05 PM
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^Cordless one, buy the 18V version only!
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04-16-2012, 07:10 PM
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I have a Mastercraft electric impact, except it puts out 220ft/lbs I think. Best $30 I ever spent, it's small enough that you can reach most suspension bolts with it and an impact is far less likely to break a bolt than a bar. Even if I only ever used it for removing lug nuts it'd be a great purchase.
That said, it's no replacement for a breaker bar. 36" breaker bar with all my weight on it equates to 600ft/lbs worth of twisting force to break free a corroded bolt.
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04-16-2012, 07:52 PM
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#24 | | I STILL don't get it
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Got a non-ratcheting 22" breaker bar from Canadian Tire for around $20, heavy as hell and a non-ratcheting head. You can find some pretty cheap ones and with something as simple as the one I got there's no way it's breaking haha. It was on sale though, go look around. Take every care you can to keep your torque wrench in good condition. It's a precision instrument.
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04-16-2012, 09:34 PM
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#25 | | what manner of phaggotry is this
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the problem with breaker bars vs impact guns is you put so much force on one side of the bolt. its not a uniform circular force. even tho it has a socket contacting all sides of the bolt head, you are still putting up to 600lbs of force in a downward motion on the left side of the bolt.
a good example of that is the difference between using a J tire iron and an X tire iron. the X tire iron has a uniform movement with a circular force being applied to both sides and stays on the nut, and the J tire iron WANTS to slide off the nut.
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