Calling on digital torque (+angle) experts

[AuroraGirl]

so if you have a torque wrench, say its 100ft pounds max, and you have a bolt that needs 100ft + 70 degrees for a torque to yield, would it be adviseable to use a digital torque wrench with an angle meter on it to do this or do i need something to be designed past 100 ft/lb to not disrupt anything inside... its all digital, its a nice AC Delco that is digital beam, so it doesnt mechanically stop your torque but alerts you

i have a few special bolts needing like 120 and 170 + a fair bit of rotation and was wondering if i need to step up or cheat by torquing and whipping out a protractor and some markers lol

 

[SquareRoot]

The perfect excuse for a new tool! I just bought a pneumatic body saw at HB for $35 the other day. It's one of those tools that you ask yourself, why the hell didn't I have one of these years ago? That list of things is a long list. I'm getting close to biting the bullet and springing for a plasma cutter.

Back to your question, I wouldn't go too far over or to many times or you risk tweaking the calibration. In my work, all TQ wrenches must get re-calibrated annually and they are always off to some extent.

 

[Ricko1966]

I would not go past the torque set on the torque wrench then I would to a breaker bar for my angle pull, especially with the numbers you're using.

 

[DoubleDingo]

I would not go past the torque set on the torque wrench then I would to a breaker bar for my angle pull, especially with the numbers you're using.

This is what I did when I had to go a specified angle past the torque. Torque wrench, then breaker bar to finish off the angle.

 

[AuroraGirl]

This is what I did when I had to go a specified angle past the torque. Torque wrench, then breaker bar to finish off the angle.

did you just use a protractor or something similar?

 

[Bextreme04]

did you just use a protractor or something similar?

They make a tool for it. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/...i9SoAbjik3gE_eVmHKYxbNVnvMAvGHeQaAqIHEALw_wcB

I usually just eyeball it though. Most settings are pretty easy to do, like 45 ft-lbs and then 1/4 turn. If it is asking for a stupid measurement, like 275 degrees, then this tool would probably be useful.

 

[OldBlueDually]

I would do what some others have said, torque it to 100, use a regular breaker bar or similar to twist another 70 degrees.

If you are not comfortable eye-balling 70 degrees, in a pinch to save some $$$ go to google and type in "360 degrees" in images....take one of them pictures, scale it down a bit, print it and your home free.

Use a tick mark on the bolt as 0 (if it has one?) then place a mark on 70 degrees with a sharpie onto whatever it is you are torquing.