It is possible to over tighten and cause all sorts of problems including stripping or actually breaking things. Measuring and using a weight is extremely accurate and more accurate than a cheapo torque wrench. If you want to tighten to 250 lbs per foot then you use a 250 pound weight exactly one foot from the centre of the nut. You can use mathematics to divide the 250ibs for example by five to use a 50lb weight but you would need to have a five foot long spanner. Or a 25lb weight with a ten foot long spanner. If you use several extensions to achieve the length of the spanner like bars and scaffold tubes etc etc, don`t forget to calculate their weight as well. You can usually work it out with a calculater to use your body weight at a certain part of the spanner.
Don`t ever ever forget,,,,,,,, You may need loads of leverage to get things undone, but it`s no where near as much to get it torqued up properly. :shock:
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Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,That`s easy innit :mrgreen: :lol: :lol: :mrgreen:
