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How do YOU store your clicker torque wrench ? #2742931
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Unwind it or leave it at your last setting?

I unwind mine

Re: How do YOU store your clicker torque wrench ? [Re: dIc dOc Deity !] #2742932
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I unwind mine also.


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Re: How do YOU store your clicker torque wrench ? [Re: dIc dOc Deity !] #2742934
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Unwind it, ALWAYS

Re: How do YOU store your clicker torque wrench ? [Re: dIc dOc Deity !] #2742940
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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.

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Re: How do YOU store your clicker torque wrench ? [Re: justinp61] #2742951
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Depends on what the manufacturer says. Some don't require it, Stahlwille for example.

But I generally store them at zero.

Re: How do YOU store your clicker torque wrench ? [Re: dIc dOc Deity !] #2742960
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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.


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Re: How do YOU store your clicker torque wrench ? [Re: Sniper] #2742973
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Unwind to zero for me too.

Re: How do YOU store your clicker torque wrench ? [Re: dIc dOc Deity !] #2742993
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How do YOU store your clicker torque wrench ?

What's a clicker wrench? Ratchet tipe?

Re: How do YOU store your clicker torque wrench ? [Re: PhillyRag] #2742997
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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? shruggy

Re: How do YOU store your clicker torque wrench ? [Re: DrCharles] #2743034
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You forgot the dial type, I have one that reads up to 1200 in/lbs.

Re: How do YOU store your clicker torque wrench ? [Re: DrCharles] #2743063
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Unwind


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Re: How do YOU store your clicker torque wrench ? [Re: BloFish] #2743129
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My SnapOns areat zero.Been that way since I bought them 40 years ago.Rocky


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Re: How do YOU store your clicker torque wrench ? [Re: therocks] #2743132
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Originally Posted by therocks
My SnapOns areat zero.Been that way since I bought them 400 years ago.Rocky


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Re: How do YOU store your clicker torque wrench ? [Re: StukaJU87] #2743134
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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.

Re: How do YOU store your clicker torque wrench ? [Re: dIc dOc Deity !] #2743136
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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.


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Re: How do YOU store your clicker torque wrench ? [Re: doctor_mopar] #2743137
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Originally Posted by doctor_mopar
Unwind to Zero on my Snap On torque wrenches, as per instructions .


... as per ...Galina ?

Re: How do YOU store your clicker torque wrench ? [Re: dIc dOc Deity !] #2743146
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Un wind to the lowest setting, per USAF

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

Re: How do YOU store your clicker torque wrench ? [Re: dIc dOc Deity !] #2743187
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I always store on lowest setting. Mine are 20ftlb.

Re: How do YOU store your clicker torque wrench ? [Re: moparx] #2743213
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Originally Posted by moparx
unwind to zero.
see where the beam type rests ? zero as well.
beer


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.

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