question convert-Torque bolts to 43 - 78 inch-lbs.

[clarkflower]

I don't have a torque wrench. It says Torque bolts to 43 - 78 inch-lbs.

Can anyone give a clue in pounds or general?

Thanks

 

[Bottom_Feeder]

Uh... divide by 12?

 

[dparm]

Originally Posted By: Bottom_Feeder
Uh... divide by 12?


This.

 

[Doog]

E=MC2 x [R12.764563 /89.23745+(46635*657473)]x12 or divide by 12

 

[ddrumman2004]

Originally Posted By: Doog
E=MC2 x [R12.764563 /89.23745+(46635*657473)]x12 or divide by 12


Ah geez...you left out [649.8620*2.9999999]+27....other than that...it figures.

Seems to me rather a large range there in torque values that are specified. But what do I know...

 

[clarkflower]

LOL.. They way it was spaced I thought it was 43, 78 inch pounds. I didn't get that

 

[A_Harman]

Just go to 6 ft*lbs and call it "gutentight".

 

[user52165]

This is barely more than finger tight. Most torque wrenches don't go lower than 10. I have a 5 -50 lb. model and like it a lot.

 

[tig1]

Here's a chart.

http://www.convertunits.com/from/inch+lbs/to/foot+lbs

 

[clarkflower]

Originally Posted By: tig1
Here's a chart.

http://www.convertunits.com/from/inch+lbs/to/foot+lbs


Thanks all!

 

[doitmyself]

Originally Posted By: tig1
Here's a chart.

http://www.convertunits.com/from/inch+lbs/to/foot+lbs


Rather interesting how many places past the decimal point the conversions are taken too.

Also note at the bottom 1 ft. lb. does NOT equal exactly 12 inch lbs.. "How many inch lbs in 1 foot lbs? The answer is 12.0000000048."

I've been torqueing my fasteners wrong for the past 40 years.

 

[sdowney717]

about 5 lbs pressure in one foot of wrench, so not a lot.

 

[1 FMF]

when something is spec'd in inch-pounds and is less than 100, it generally means it will over tighten and strip real easy.

and you would need an inch-pound torque wrench for it to be accurate. a 3/8 torque wrench in foot pounds generally has 5 or 10 as the lowest number, and most all tq wrenches are not accurate at the lowest and highest parts of their adjustment scale.

 

[user52165]

Originally Posted By: 1 FMF
when something is spec'd in inch-pounds and is less than 100, it generally means it will over tighten and strip real easy.

and you would need an inch-pound torque wrench for it to be accurate. a 3/8 torque wrench in foot pounds generally has 5 or 10 as the lowest number, and most all tq wrenches are not accurate at the lowest and highest parts of their adjustment scale.


+1 well said

 

[Vikas]

Anybody who laughed at the "MPH blonde" but did not at this question, please raise your hand

Clark,

Record your question on a video camera and post it on the youtube and wait until it goes viral. You will be famous and will get on the TV. Definitely, GoodMorningAmerica would be after you.

 

[mechtech2]

Be careful when tightening those guys.
Work your way up in a pattern.