This guide will teach you how to use a torque wrench, check its accuracy calibration, and keep it in shipshape with minimal maintenance.

An explanation of how to use a torque wrench, a tool that allows you to tighten fasteners with a specific amount of torque.

You will need to know how to use a vernier scale to set a click wrench, but that's easy, as I show in the video above. Click wrenches sit at the intersection of affordability and quality.

A torque wrench is an essential part of any DIY auto mechanic's tool kit. How do torque wrenches work, and how do you use one properly?

Set the torque setting on your wrench by twisting the handle to the desired settings. As you tighten the bolt listen for a click sound, which indicates you’ve reached your set torque, and stop.

Click-type torque wrenches should also have the torque setting turned all the way down after you use it to prevent wearing out the internal spring. PM: What’s the difference between a torque ...

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