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Old 01-08-2010, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by cdnus View Post
A very important step with the click type torque wrench is to back the adjustment off to "0" when finished. This will unload the spring and maintain the accuracy indefinitely if used infrequently.
But also good to re-calibrate occasionally if heavy use.

Craig
I own a few Craftsman "click type" torque wrenches, use them very infrequently. I usually do back the adjustment off to "0", but I would like to have the calibration checked, anyway, since it's been about 5 years since I used them.

How/where does one go about getting them recalibrated?

Thanks!

I sure hope the head gasket job does the trick for you. One thing I learned from a V-6 Olds Cutlass, you really need to check for warped heads if the engine ever got hot......after replacing the same head gasket for the 3rd time I took the heads to a machine shop to be "shaved", never had the problem again.

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