Ok to use torque wrench in place of breaker bar?
07-02-2003, 07:04 PM
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Ok to use torque wrench in place of breaker bar? My torque wrench is longer than my breaker bar. May I use my torque wrench as a breaker bar without damaging it? The wrench will be set to zero.
07-02-2003, 07:35 PM
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Re: Ok to use torque wrench in place of breaker bar? You can cause permanent damage to a torque wrench if used improperly. Then you might have to send it off to be recalibrated again. Pain in the *** (i've done this for work a few times).
Spare yourself the grief and go buy a real breaker bar, they aren't too pricey.
Tony
Spare yourself the grief and go buy a real breaker bar, they aren't too pricey.
Tony
07-02-2003, 07:40 PM
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Re: Ok to use torque wrench in place of breaker bar? Go to the Lowes or Home Depot and buy a piece of pipe to slip over the end of your breaker bar. Jack handles work sometimes to, that's what I used with my breaker bar to install my crank pulley bolt. 
