Unwind it or leave it at your last setting?

I unwind mine

I unwind mine also.

Unwind it, ALWAYS

I was told by the guy who used to do the calibration tests to store my clickers on the lowest settings, so thats what I do.

Depends on what the manufacturer says. Some don't require it, Stahlwille for example.

But I generally store them at zero.

I store mine at 5ft/lbs or in/lbs depending on units. When working at a DoD contractor, one of our mechanics said that's what he did. I have no validity to it's benefit but that's what I've always done.

Unwind to zero for me too.

How do YOU store your clicker torque wrench ?

What's a clicker wrench? Ratchet tipe?

Two basic types of mechanical torque wrenches that I know of:

Beam-type (bends with increasing torque, pointer on a scale);
Click-type (something inside gives a loud "click" when the torque setting is reached).

What do they call them in Philly?

You forgot the dial type, I have one that reads up to 1200 in/lbs.

Unwind

My SnapOns areat zero.Been that way since I bought them 40 years ago.Rocky

fIxEd !

You were the service manager in Fred flintstones rock quarry ?

I have a quality click wrench that I thought I should oil after having it for 20 years or so, It immediately quit working.

So, I call up a calibration company and ask if they can calibrate. After giving the model and such he said yes, send it in. I told him what I did and he exploded on the phone and so badly want to call me a dip chip, but caught himself. He said, send it in, I can fix it.

Don't oil it, ever.

Unwind to Zero on my Snap On torque wrenches, as per instructions . Used occasionally for the past 30 years I am going to test the calibration this year.

... as per ...Galina ?

Un wind to the lowest setting, per USAF

unwind to zero.
see where the beam type rests ? zero as well.

I always store on lowest setting. Mine are 20ftlb.

Neither of my clickers go to “zero”, one is 20 fp and the other is 20 ip IIRC. So I undwind them to their lowest setting.

I dont have a clicker , one beam & one OLD Snap On dial

I have 7 different Snappy wrenches, some are 40 years old. Have been taken care of and maintained. This is the correct answer. Not needed or recommended to unwind past the lowest setting.

I have been told since my first purchase in 1971 of a 1/2 inch Proto clicker torque wrench to always take the tension off of it when not using it
I do
I bought a Snap On later and I do the same thing with it as well as storing it in the plastic storage it came in
All my clicker torque wrenches, 1/4,3/8 and 1/2 inch get stored with no preload on them.

Yep, we now know its a good idea to set 'em back to zero.

But did you know not to oil it? ha ha ha If only I recorded that guys response.

Carry on, stay warm. Winter can't last forever.

Mines a Snap-on digital so I take the batteries out.

Zero it, put it back in the box.

... THEN back iNtO your Hobo Fright lites ?

So cHeEzY... yours is a beeper ?

Vibrates too. You would like that option. Lol.

Tooooo ? .... it is YOU that picked up that piece not me ... does it have MULTIPLE vibrate settings ? WITCH do you prefer ??!!

All I have is a Hobo Fright $9.99 clicker ...

I would totally use that on a $50 engine.

There you go cMac ... mr negative waves !

WHERE is any 50$ engine ??

I’ve used that Hobo piece about 6 times and I’ve compared it to a beam one ... and it’s dead on.

Chinese tools give me the flu...and a few other ailments.

Doc, do you have enough time on torqueing parts to have your left or right elbow calibrated now like some southern race car mechanics I've heard of that don't need no stinking torque wrenches?

seaBee ... a calibrated ELBOW ?

THAT sounds like the cHeEzYBURGHERguy !

Plus NOW - as we all have been notified - with his adjustable vibration torquing device - he has to get a THRILL every time he tOrQuEs a fastener !

He MUST be in clover when he has to do a line of head bolts !!

BTW ... are you now on a smilie diet ?

left elbows only calibrate to left hand threads.

Easy way to get a ding from QA and have to send the wrench back to PMEL...