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Old 02-22-2012, 4:04pm   #62
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Originally Posted by Wathen1955 View Post
Don't forget the idiot who knows torque:


I did not reply because what I've seen there the last year between the regulars that know what they are talking about, and the others that are want-a-be automotive experts, I did not want to waste time to explain to him the value of having it calibrated, and how to perform the calibration correctly. Pete was lucky enough to give me his wrench, as we just got a $60k torque tester from AKO here at work, so I tested it on that machine and gave Pete the results.


Yes but, the string method is more accurate, faster and cheaper.
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