Can torque wrench can be used as ratchnet wrench?

[vrooom]

can i use it? i see no reason i cannot use it.

And who makes best torque wrench,
i am heavy on my tools as i used my ratchnet
and it just broke.. owch my hand...

Jay

[GreenV8S]

Abused, rather than used, I would say.

[KITT]

I do, all the time

Got it from Screwfix for about £15 IIRC and is still going strong.

[plivesey]

You can but you wouldn't want to. Ideally you should reset a torque wrench after each use. When not in use they should also be kept at their lowest setting. That's if you want to keep them accurate.

My decent one is Teng. Not cheap but a lifetime warranty on it.

[nighthawk]

There is no reason why you can't use a ratcheting torque wrench to run the bolts/nuts up to torque.

I'd not use one for general tighting though without the torque limit being set to prevent damage to the gubbins inside

[tvrgit]

torque wrenches are magic things

you can use it as a ratchet

and as a hammer

a crowbar

a door prop

oh - and as a torque wrench, it is a precision calibrated instrument after all!

[tallbloke]

Get a tommy bar!

[pesty]

no use it as a torwue wrench only doing up(and stop when it clicks). never undo anything with it as it will very quickly go out of calibration.

[wedg1e]

pesty said:

no use it as a torwue wrench only doing up(and stop when it clicks). never undo anything with it as it will very quickly go out of calibration.

People say that, but I argue that as long as you don't exceed the torque necessary to make the wrench click, what's the difference between that and tightening a nut to that setting?
Not saying I do it mind you...

I use a Britool EVTR3000A, it's a ratchetting reversible design (so you could wind it up to 250 lb. ft. and use it to undo things).
Got it you-know-where for a song, magically around the time that the Britool warehouse was being cleared
It's 3 feet long, would make a nice clouting stick to carry in the car... :whistling: Nearest thing to hand, Officer...

[pesty]

wedg1e said:

People say that, but I argue that as long as you don't exceed the torque necessary to make the wrench click, what's the difference between that and tightening a nut to that setting? Not saying I do it mind you...

yes probably right but the number of people Ive seen using a torque wrench and keep going after it clicks is amazing and I do mean putting everything they have into it.
I bought my torque wrench so I could "acurately" tighten bolts to the correct setting. If my wrench is out then there is no point in having it so I don't take the risk whether that risk be real or imagined.

I'm probably over paranoid about things like this

[wedg1e]

pesty said:

wedg1e said: People say that, but I argue that as long as you don't exceed the torque necessary to make the wrench click, what's the difference between that and tightening a nut to that setting? Not saying I do it mind you... yes probably right but the number of people Ive seen using a torque wrench and keep going after it clicks is amazing and I do mean putting everything they have into it. I bought my torque wrench so I could "acurately" tighten bolts to the correct setting. If my wrench is out then there is no point in having it so I don't take the risk whether that risk be real or imagined. I'm probably over paranoid about things like this

Fair point. Probably the same sort of monkeys who break a Snap-On screwdriver and then go back for a free replacement under warranty; after all it couldn't possibly be their fault could it?

[GreenV8S]

pesty said:

the number of people Ive seen using a torque wrench and keep going after it clicks is amazing

Seems to be common with tyre fitters for some reason (no offense to any tyre fitters we have here), torque wrench goes click but they reckon it needs an extra heave just to make sure.

[vrooom]

Think i buy new ratchnet and torque wrench. thanks for advise.

[TypeR]

My 1/2" torque wrench, a cheap Chinese Screwfix jobby, gets used on wheelnuts and very little else. However I do a lot of of work on my high maintenance motorbike and really could use a 1/4" wrench. Any recommendations for a good mid price one? (£30-40ish)

[TeamD]

GreenV8S said:

Seems to be common with tyre fitters for some reason (no offense to any tyre fitters we have here), torque wrench goes click but they reckon it needs an extra heave just to make sure.

And farmers
It took us ages to train them to do the wheel nuts up on the rally car.