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I finally figured out why my torque wrench kept drifting out of spec
Started logging every 50 uses instead of guessing and after three months the calibration check showed it was still dead on, has anyone else switched to a hard count system?
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carter.laura17d agoMost Upvoted
Wish I had your system before I snapped a bolt off and spent a Saturday drilling it out.
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My buddy runs a diesel shop and he tags every torque wrench with a zip tie and a date code. After 100 clicks he replaces the zip tie and logs it on a whiteboard. He says the real trick is keeping the wrenches stored at the same tension setting when not in use... that alone cut his calibration drift in half. I started doing it on my bigger 3/4 drive stuff and noticed the readings stay way more consistent between checks.
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joelt7013d ago
Actually saw a test once where a guy ran 200 cycles on two identical wrenches. One stored with tension released, one left at 150 ft-lbs. The stored one barely drifted. The other was off by 8 percent by the end. Your buddy is onto something there.
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