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[ricardo1500]

Ive been looking around for one to do my rocker gasket and this is the cheapest so far
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEALEY-Torque-Wrench-Micrometer-Style-1-4-Sq-Drive-5-25_W0QQitemZ160074157496QQihZ006QQcategoryZ30917QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Rich

[Markjay]

I've just been to get the missus' dads torque wrench.

It looks like it'll do the job though. It's a 1/2" drive and has two gauges on it, one for old english and the other for metric (nM).

However, the nM starts at 10, but the english measurement goes a bit lower. If I roughly lower so it's off the gauge but where 8nM should be (it's still in range on the older measurements so should still work), will that be ok do you reckon?

The 'old English' is probably lbf - you can work-out how much it is in NM using http://www.onlineconversion.com/torque.htm so that you know for sure if the lowest setting in 'old English' is indeed 8NM.

[Andy B]

I've just been to get the missus' dads torque wrench.

It looks like it'll do the job though. It's a 1/2" drive and has two gauges on it, one for old english and the other for metric (nM).

However, the nM starts at 10, but the english measurement goes a bit lower. If I roughly lower so it's off the gauge but where 8nM should be (it's still in range on the older measurements so should still work), will that be ok do you reckon?

1/2" torque wrench to do 8Nm/? You've as much chance of getting the correct torque figure with that as you would knitting fog! If that's all you can get hold of you'd be better off not using it and just use common sense with your small 3/8" or 1/4" ratchet/T-bar. Not everything in life has to be done up with a torque wrench.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Ive been looking around for one to do my rocker gasket and this is the cheapest so far
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEALEY-Torque-Wrench-Micrometer-Style-1-4-Sq-Drive-5-25_W0QQitemZ160074157496QQihZ006QQcategoryZ30917QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Rich

Thats the one I have...nice little torque wrench to....

[bestseany]

I've just been to get the missus' dads torque wrench.

It looks like it'll do the job though. It's a 1/2" drive and has two gauges on it, one for old english and the other for metric (nM).

However, the nM starts at 10, but the english measurement goes a bit lower. If I roughly lower so it's off the gauge but where 8nM should be (it's still in range on the older measurements so should still work), will that be ok do you reckon?

1/2" torque wrench to do 8Nm/? You've as much chance of getting the correct torque figure with that as you would knitting fog! If that's all you can get hold of you'd be better off not using it and just use common sense with your small 3/8" or 1/4" ratchet/T-bar. Not everything in life has to be done up with a torque wrench.

I'm not sure what you mean mate. Why wouldn't the 1/2" drive torque wrench work properly if it says on the gauge it's set to 8nm?  :-/

[TheBoy]

I'm not sure what you mean mate. Why wouldn't the 1/2" drive torque wrench work properly if it says on the gauge it's set to 8nm?  :-/

I'd be surprised is a 1/2" drive would go down that far  :-/

[bestseany]

I'd be surprised is a 1/2" drive would go down that far  :-/

Well this torque wrench is a proper old expensive thing that my missus' old man robbed from work many years ago  

The gauge says it doing 8Nm, so it must be, mustn't it?

[TheBoy]

The gauge says it doing 8Nm, so it must be, mustn't it?

Can't argue with that...