John,

I agree with you. It just seems that there are many people that poo-poo beam type torque wrenches. Perhaps it is because they are cheap wrenches and people feel better when they spend more money...

Personally I own five torque wrenches. Two small (inch pound) for light fasteners. Tranny work etc. Both are 3/8" drive. One is a click type the other is a snap on dial indicator. I also own two beam type 1/2" drive, and one 1/2" drive click type torque wrenches. I use the latter for head bolts and other torque sensitive large bolts. (I got the beam ones at a closeout store for ~5$ each.)

Do you know which one I use the most? The cheap beam type one. I use it primarily for lugs, but have used it for other jobs. Like you said, if you look at it square and account for the zero torque reading you can get pretty decent results. Another problem with the beam type is the low resolution of the scale. Ten foot pounds is not a very large distance on most of their scales and it may be difficult to read the torque for that reason.

Beams are not as precise as the click type. They can't be because of the low resolution scale and error induced when reading at an angle.

Nonetheless for wheels a cheapo beam will get you close enough if you know how to read it.

-Joe

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• do you need a torque wrench or will a regular tire ...., davec, Mon, 18 Mar 2002 23:00:46
  • Re: do you need a torque wrench or will a regular tire ...., steve, Wed, 20 Mar 2002 21:34:22
    • 80 ft.lbs. (110 Nm) n/m, Bill S , Wed, 20 Mar 2002 21:56:04
  • Re: do you need a torque wrench or will a regular tire ...., 2Slow, Tue, 19 Mar 2002 13:16:08
    • Re: do you need a torque wrench or will a regular tire ...., RickP, Tue, 19 Mar 2002 13:48:37
      • Torque Wrenches for cheap, Ed, Wed, 20 Mar 2002 15:00:05
      • Re: Beam vs click-type torque wrench., John Davies, Tue, 19 Mar 2002 20:01:04
        • Re: Beam vs click-type torque wrench., 2Slow, Wed, 20 Mar 2002 09:01:28 <-- Viewing This Message
          • Re: Beam vs click-type torque wrench., John Davies, Wed, 20 Mar 2002 11:30:21
        • Re: Beam vs click-type torque wrench., RickP, Tue, 19 Mar 2002 22:04:26
  • Buy a torque wrench (more, long), John Davies, Tue, 19 Mar 2002 11:12:19
  • duh - 2nd part answer. Sears, craftsman tools dept ;o), Dave, Mon, 18 Mar 2002 23:11:59
  • torque wrench = excellent investment.. (m), Dave, Mon, 18 Mar 2002 23:07:42
    • Re: torque wrench = excellent investment.. (m), Rick D., Tue, 19 Mar 2002 12:05:23
    • Re: torque wrench = excellent investment.. (m), davec, Mon, 18 Mar 2002 23:11:24

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