Just bought CRAFTSMAN Microtort Torque Wrench 3/8 drive In Lbs Any one use this wrench? I can"t figure out Selecter Numbers from0 through 14 on collar how they corralate to scalestamped on shaft25 to 250 IN LBS Only Example is in instruction book is 0-40=40IN LBS Any one use this what do u think of it .I have a beam FT LBS wrench works good but needed a IN LBS for a lot of Fastners on my 06 1200C

 

If You guys don't use the TQ wrench I listed any recommendations on what you use or think is a good one thank you Carlo

 

C, I have that exact same wrench, one scale is inch/lbs and the other is newton meters. I bought a 3/8to1/4 inch reducer so I canapply a 5/16ths socket to use hex drive torx bits.

 

I bought that same wrench in Pierre, S.D. for this:


behind the motel. Worked fine. You can use your beam ft-lbs wrench. Jut multiply the reading by 12 to get inch lbs. I.E., 10 ft lbs = 120 inch lbs. I'll leave the dimensional analysis as an exercise for the reader.

 

I have one, it works fine. On the back side of the wrench shaft is a inch #'s scale numbered 25, 40, 55, 70, etc. (15 # increments). On the wrench collar is the numbers 0 - 14. Turning the handle until the number 0 on the collar lines up with the number 25 on the shaft = 25 in. lbs. If you continue to turn the handle until the number on the collar is 0 again you will see that it lines up with the 40 on the shaft, thus 40 in lbs, etc.

 

The numbers on the handle go from zero to 14 because the numbers engraved on the shaft are 15 inch-pounds apart. (e.g. first is 25, next is 40, next is 55 and so on.)

It's a pretty good wrench. I'm a little mystified as to why you can set the ratchet mechanism to loosen a fastener. (You should never loosen a fastener with a torque wrench, only tighten it.)

 

Thank youHD MEMBERS you guys cleared up my confusion about the settings. I think the reverse rachet is so you can TQ right and left hand threads.