Question about torque wrench

[hungt1999]

I want to purchase a torque wrench (the type that clicks at a certain torque setting) so I can torque my lug nuts and other things correctly

The one I am considering is 1/2'' drive, 24'' long with torque settings from 40 to 250 lbs-ft

My question is let's say I want to unbolt something that is stuck really tight, does that mean that I won't be able to apply a torque more than 250 ft-lbs ? in other words, the mechanisms will start slipping once I apply more than 250 lbs-ft and I will never be able to remove the bolt?

[gold94corolla]

You could remove it using a regular wrench....

[hungt1999]

Originally Posted by gold94corolla

You could remove it using a regular wrench....

so I cannot use the torque wrench as a braker bar to remove something tighter than 250 lbs-ft?

[mvftw]

Originally Posted by hungt1999

so I cannot use the torque wrench as a braker bar to remove something tighter than 250 lbs-ft?

Right, torque wrench is 'ON' Only and you must set it back to zero when done...

[Greasewrench]

Originally Posted by hungt1999

so I cannot use the torque wrench as a braker bar to remove something tighter than 250 lbs-ft?

its not really recommended but i've seen people do it. best bet is to use an actual breaker bar or an impact wrench to loosen a really tight fastener. most torque wrenches cost a decent amount of money and should only be used to manually tighten down fastners to an exact degree, u might damage the tool using it any other way. also if the wrench is rated for 250ft lbs of torque and u want to tighten something to more than that amount, u will need to buy a torque wrench with a higher ft- lbs rating capacity.

[kevmac]

Sounds like your looking at my mountain torque wrench. It works great and does the job. Keep dreaming if you think you will find a better torque than 250 on a 1/2" drive. If You require greater than 250 then guess what, a 1/2" breaker bar won't help either and based on my experience, the torque wrench is much more supported to handle 250 than my 1/2" Husky bar with a cheater. Buy the 250 wrench
...or buy a 3/4" torque wrench for $500.

edit: you should have asked the general section. They have a lot of valuable info on tools.

[GTChink]

If you're just unbolting something, use a regular wrench or breaker bar and add a pipe over it

[Bitter]

using one to loosen things will ruin the calibration, not that cheap ones are finely calibrated to begin with but it'll get worse than it already is.

[trife96]

yea, don't use it to remove anything. Oh and if your using it only on our cars mainly, try to find one with a lower range than 40-250. Our cars mostly are torqued within 0-100lbs.

I have a nice small 3/8 drive click type. I think it's 0-80lbs and will do every bolt on the Corolla.