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I was sure the old torque wrench was fine, but a calibration check proved me wrong
For a year, I kept using our shop's older click-type wrench on Cessna 172 wheel bolts, thinking it was close enough. My lead told me to send it out, but I argued it was a waste of time and money. The calibration report came back showing it was off by 15 foot-pounds on the high end, which is a big deal. I had to re-torque every bolt from the last three jobs. Anyone else had a tool they trusted fail a check like that?
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sarahbailey6mo ago
Man, that's a tough lesson to learn the hard way. It reminds me of a buddy who swore by his old multimeter for years, until it gave a bad reading on a live circuit. He fried a whole control board because he trusted the tool over his gut feeling. Makes you wonder how many other things we're just assuming are fine, you know?
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derekjenkins6mo ago
But what if your gut feeling is wrong? @sarahbailey's buddy might have just had a bad tool, not a good instinct. Sometimes trusting the numbers is the only safe bet.
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sam_murphy396mo ago
But come on, 15 foot-pounds on a wheel bolt? Is that REALLY gonna make the thing fall off? @sarahbailey's story is scary, but this feels different. Sometimes we worry too much about perfect numbers.
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