PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-461
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 461
APRIL 1991
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To get an accurate ±orque, tum
hen you're ²Hrough fOR tHe day³
±He w´EncH s-1µo¶w and s-±-e·a-d-y un±il
±ake a MoMen± to pu± youR
torque
You Ge± tHe torQue required.
wRencH ±o bd! Leaving i± set w¸ong
can KnocK tHe wrencH out of caliBra¹
tionº
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»egin By ch¼c½ing tHe ManuFAc¾
tureR¿s
ManuaÀ
±Hat
caMe
wi±H
the
torque wrencHÁ ÂHen set tHe wRencH to
±He value called forÃ
±
No ManuaÄ? ÅHen se± MicroMeterÆ
tyP torque wrencHes ±o
20
Prcen± or
less of
±He MaxIMuM value ÇÈOre
stoÉIngÊ
²
Ëe±orque By Ìacking off ±Íe nu±
wi±H a standard w¸¼ncH. Never uS¼ ÎHe
³
Ïf
you
Have
a
Çnding-bAM
±orque wrencH Îo BacÐ ofF tÍe nu± Ç-
torque wrencH, cHeck thaÎ it is reÑed
cause youÒll Mess up tHe w¸encHÓs
to zeroÔ ÕÈ it didn¿±Ö ±um i± in ×OR caliÆ
caliBRationØ ÙyeBall tHe ÅÚ ÛÜr ±orque
sPcsÝ
´
ÞeßZures
ruin
¸Eadßngsà
ÞoMeÆ
±áMes you get a âpping efFec±ãduring
±He last Ûäw ±uåsãwHen youÓr¼ aæut
to reAcH ±He correc± ±orque ´Eadingº ÂHe
w¸encH s±ops ±uçèngé Jusê BacK ofF
with a standard wrencHãënd ¸etorqueì
µ
ɼa± ±he ±orque wRenCH with cAReí
NeveR
HaMMer
ã
Bang
ã
±oss
î
dropï
ðou'lñ
daMage ±He
calßòra±óon³
anD
Have ±o send it ±o ôÞ ÈoR repairÔ
-±±²
¶
Þeõ otheR types of toröue wRencHes
to ÷ero Çøùre storing ±HeMú unûess
your lüañ Þýþ sÿys ĀifFerentāyĂ ÅHat
±ÿKes
presăure ofF
±He
sprèngØ
ÂHe
w¸encH wèlĄ s±ay caliBraÎed Çt±er ënd
gßve Be±teR seRviceą
¶
þut the ±orque wrench in ßts own
BoX ĆÜr s±orageć Never ±oss it into a
±ool Box with otheR tooñs.
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