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I Need Your Help Finding a Tool
07/14/10 at 14:41:23

I’m not even sure a tool like this exists. If it DOES exist, I have no idea what it is named, so Goggle is no help here.

I guess what I’m looking for would look something like this:

The top view is from the side of the tool and the bottom view is from the front of the tool.

I have a bolt that needs to be torqued to 130 ft-lbs (using a ½” drive six-point impact socket), which puts it outside the “sweet spot” of my 0-150 lb. torque wrench. Since the torque value is so high, I’m leery of using any of the standard torque adapters I have in my garage.....I’d probably break something.

So, I’d like to use a tool like the one I depicted above to attach to the end of my torque wrench to use as a torque multiplier.

Some of you will tell me not to worry and to go ahead and use my 0–150 ft-lb torque wrench to go to the 130 ft-lbs. I will do that if I can’t find the tool I need.

I guess another option would be to pop for a proper sized torque wrench. If anyone knows of a simple beam-type torque wrench that is rated for 200 ft-lbs or above, please sing out.

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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: I Need Your Help Finding a Tool Reply #1 - 07/14/10 at 15:43:53 Have a welder ? I would weld a socket onto one end of a flat bar..round bar..rebar or pipe, and the same size nut on the other. 12" long will cut your torque in 1/2 ?? We call that a cheater pipe
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Re: I Need Your Help Finding a Tool
Reply #2 - 07/14/10 at 15:48:34

Routy wrote on 07/14/10 at 15:43:53:

Have a welder ?
I would weld a socket onto one end of a flat bar..round bar..rebar or pipe, and the same size nut on the other.

12" long will cut your torque in 1/2 ??
We call that a cheater pipe Wink

Sadly, the whole welding thing represents a gaping hole in my capabilities as a man.

Thanks, though!

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Re: I Need Your Help Finding a Tool
Reply #3 - 07/14/10 at 16:00:37

Digger wrote on 07/14/10 at 15:48:34:

Routy wrote on 07/14/10 at 15:43:53:

Have a welder ?
I would weld a socket onto one end of a flat bar..round bar..rebar or pipe, and the same size nut on the other.

12" long will cut your torque in 1/2 ??
We call that a cheater pipe Wink

Sadly, the whole welding thing represents a gaping hole in my capabilities as a man.

Thanks, though!

Digger,
I am shocked and devastated . . I cannot imagine any gapping holes in your capabilities! Wink

Routy had a good idea and I am sure you can find someone to do it for you. I have a friend here that can, I am sure. I needed a ridiculously large wrench (two actually) for the jamb nuts on the back axle of my honda ATV and he cut me out a couple from steel. They are nothing too look at, but for the job they are perfect. In fact, others have come to get them for the exact job.

I am sure you can find someone there to make you something. If nothing else, I will check with my friend here for you.

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Re: I Need Your Help Finding a Tool
Reply #4 - 07/14/10 at 17:17:22

If it were me,... 130lbs,...
I'd just crank it down as hard as I could...

...but, just for fun,... I chained these pieces together...
If you muffler clamped the sliding-T to the breaker bar?
12 point/16mm socket seemed to fit the 1/2 male on the torque wrench best for some reason...
Too flexy?... Huh

... Too just plain hokie?... Grin

...

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ero4444 Full Member Offline weekender Posts: 176	Re: I Need Your Help Finding a Tool Reply #5 - 07/14/10 at 18:00:05 a used torque multiplier is probably still more expensive than a new big-ass beam torque wrench. But they are neato
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Re: I Need Your Help Finding a Tool
Reply #6 - 07/14/10 at 18:38:32

ero4444 wrote on 07/14/10 at 18:00:05:

a used torque multiplier is probably still more expensive than a new big-ass beam torque wrench. But they are neato

yeah that's what i'd say it is, although search doesn't bring it up.

but here's a big ass torque wrench...
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200357804_200357804

here's what you want, a torque wrench extension...
http://www.norbar.com/Calculators/TorqueWrenchExtensionCalculator/tabid/70/De...

this one show's you how to make, but unfortunately you don't weld...
http://www.freeinfostuff.com/TorqueExtension/TorqueExtension.htm

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Re: I Need Your Help Finding a Tool
Reply #7 - 07/14/10 at 18:39:35

prechermike wrote on 07/14/10 at 16:00:37:

Digger wrote on 07/14/10 at 15:48:34:

Routy wrote on 07/14/10 at 15:43:53:

Have a welder ?
I would weld a socket onto one end of a flat bar..round bar..rebar or pipe, and the same size nut on the other.

12" long will cut your torque in 1/2 ??
We call that a cheater pipe Wink

Sadly, the whole welding thing represents a gaping hole in my capabilities as a man.

Thanks, though!

Digger,
I am shocked and devastated . . I cannot imagine any gapping holes in your capabilities! Wink

Routy had a good idea and I am sure you can find someone to do it for you. I have a friend here that can, I am sure. I needed a ridiculously large wrench (two actually) for the jamb nuts on the back axle of my honda ATV and he cut me out a couple from steel. They are nothing too look at, but for the job they are perfect. In fact, others have come to get them for the exact job.

I am sure you can find someone there to make you something. If nothing else, I will check with my friend here for you.

prech,

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind!

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Re: I Need Your Help Finding a Tool
Reply #8 - 07/14/10 at 18:40:47

Serowbot wrote on 07/14/10 at 17:17:22:

If it were me,... 130lbs,...
I'd just crank it down as hard as I could...

...but, just for fun,... I chained these pieces together...
If you muffler clamped the sliding-T to the breaker bar?
12 point/16mm socket seemed to fit the 1/2 male on the torque wrench best for some reason...
Too flexy?... Huh

... Too just plain hokie?... Grin

...
http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt82/serowbot/hhhh0yty.jpg?t=1279152435

Interesting....I might fool around with something like that!

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Re: I Need Your Help Finding a Tool
Reply #9 - 07/14/10 at 18:50:00

verslagen1 wrote on 07/14/10 at 18:38:32:

ero4444 wrote on 07/14/10 at 18:00:05:

a used torque multiplier is probably still more expensive than a new big-ass beam torque wrench. But they are neato

yeah that's what i'd say it is, although search doesn't bring it up.

but here's a big ass torque wrench...
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200357804_200357804

here's what you want, a torque wrench extension...
http://www.norbar.com/Calculators/TorqueWrenchExtensionCalculator/tabid/70/De...

this one show's you how to make, but unfortunately you don't weld...
http://www.freeinfostuff.com/TorqueExtension/TorqueExtension.htm

Ver,

Thanks!

In order:

1. I'd be looking for a big-assed BEAM-TYPE torque wrench.

2. Nice calculator...thanks!

3. If'n I could just weld!

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: I Need Your Help Finding a Tool Reply #10 - 07/14/10 at 19:05:31 it looks like you could use a double box wrench
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: I Need Your Help Finding a Tool Reply #11 - 07/14/10 at 19:25:10 I would torque it to 100 pounds and guess at a 1/3 more.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28644 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: I Need Your Help Finding a Tool Reply #12 - 07/14/10 at 20:10:24 Found this, but it's only rated for 90ft lbs... MOTION PRO® ADJUSTABLE TORQUE WRENCH ADAPTER... $54.95 http://www.ccrsport.com/motion-pro%C3%82%C2%AE-adjustable-torque-wrench-adapt...
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JohnBoy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 825 Gender:	Re: I Need Your Help Finding a Tool Reply #13 - 07/14/10 at 20:47:44 Digger that looks like a tool in the bag that shuttle crew left floating in space?
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Re: I Need Your Help Finding a Tool
Reply #14 - 07/14/10 at 22:09:04

Thanks for your ideas, everyone. All of this discussion and learning has given me an idea:

How about I get a 13" long piece of 3/8" thick, 1 1/2" wide steel bar? Drill a 1/2" hole on each end. File both round holes to 1/2" square holes. Get a 1 1/2" long piece of 1/2" square solid steel rod. Use this as the square drive on one end of the steel bar, so I can put a socket on it. Use the 1/2" square hole on the other end of the steel bar to accept the drive square of my torque wrench.

Actually, I'd make one of the 1/2" square holes a bit small, so there would be a good interference fit for the piece of 1/2" square solid steel rod I'd be using as a drive square.

Spears?

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