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Old 14-10-15, 09:35 AM   #8
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Default Re: Torque wrench help

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Originally Posted by timwilky View Post
I have seen plenty of fasteners fail before they achieve the specified torque. Better to be able to sense you are at the yield point and back off, rather than continue to failure.
But if you're using feel rather than a torque wrench, you wouldn't know that it hadn't reached the specified torque.

So you're saying the best approach would be to use both?
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