Posted by Andy Martin on January 16, 2016 at 14:17:34 from (209.213.149.120):
In Reply to: Torque wrench posted by vscummins on January 16, 2016 at 12:10:27:
Mark the nuts, as was suggested, photograph the marks, break them loose and then retorque while video recording. Or call your agent and have him come and witness the test. Or ask your local trustworthy person, such as a deputy, witness the test. Agent should tell you what he requires.
You can use a hanging scale and a cheater to measure torque as well. Just carefully measure from the point you hook the scale to on a cheater bar to the pivot on the breaker bar. A five foot cheater pulling 50# is 250 ft-lbs torque. If you use a scaffold so you can run the cheater straight up, all the load on the scale is the force on the cheater.
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