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Laser Torque Angle Gauge - Toms306 - 20-04-2016
Morning,
Has anyone successfully used one of these or are they all crap?
I don't usually have problems with Laser products!
Cheers
Tom
RE: Laser Torque Angle Gauge - welshpug - 20-04-2016
a what?
RE: Laser Torque Angle Gauge - tigerstyle - 20-04-2016
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/laser-2611-1-2-drive-torque-angle-gauge/?da=1&TC=GS-040212611&gclid=Cj0KEQjw0dy4BRCuuL_e5MeqmNABEiQAq8iNI6op16P1R4-k42xW9ntDsF0DLtGgcuf3t4edVA86nfIaAnM08P8HAQ
RE: Laser Torque Angle Gauge - Toms306 - 20-04-2016
Yeah as above, for head bolts etc...
RE: Laser Torque Angle Gauge - cully - 20-04-2016
ummmmm free if you print it off
http://306oc.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=17479&pid=355574#pid355574
RE: Laser Torque Angle Gauge - welshpug - 20-04-2016
oh, an angle tightening gauge.
had one in my toolbox for about 13 years.
RE: Laser Torque Angle Gauge - tigerstyle - 20-04-2016
(20-04-2016, 09:50 AM)welshpug Wrote: oh, an angle tightening gauge.
had one in my toolbox for about 13 years.
Does it ever come out of the toolbox to get used?
RE: Laser Torque Angle Gauge - Toms306 - 20-04-2016
I just don't see how you'd guess 240 degrees without lol.
But anyway, these Laser ones seem too stiff and juddery to be at all accurate. We ended up loosening the bolts again and essentially using Cully's method.
Just want to know if it's a bad batch or if they're all this bad?
RE: Laser Torque Angle Gauge - Piggy - 20-04-2016
They are quite "stiff"
I have used mine...maybe once. Again had it for maybe 10years
RE: Laser Torque Angle Gauge - Toms306 - 20-04-2016
Do you guys just guess headbolts then? I thought it was fairly crucial to get those right.
RE: Laser Torque Angle Gauge - Piggy - 20-04-2016
(20-04-2016, 11:12 AM)Toms306 Wrote: Do you guys just guess headbolts then? I thought it was fairly crucial to get those right.
Just work in 90s...pretty simple tbh
RE: Laser Torque Angle Gauge - Toms306 - 20-04-2016
Maths isn't my strong point lol, but I can't get 240 out of 90s or 45s.
RE: Laser Torque Angle Gauge - ConorTRG - 20-04-2016
They shouldn't be that stiff, I find it best to do it all in one go, non starting and stopping to move the bar etc. Mine arent laser though.
RE: Laser Torque Angle Gauge - Toms306 - 20-04-2016
No I'm pretty sure it shouldn't be that stiff, it sticks and then jumps like 30 degrees at once which obviously isn't accurate lol. I'll return it if possible anyway. We bought another at a different shop and it was exactly the same!
RE: Laser Torque Angle Gauge - welshpug - 20-04-2016
I'd lube it up, also getting a mate to hold it and cou8nt the bolts down as you go makes it much quicker.
RE: Laser Torque Angle Gauge - Dum-Dum - 20-04-2016
Never used one, always worked on the principal that a couple of degrees out wouldn't hurt. If it got complicated I got a protractor out (yes I stio own one)
(20-04-2016, 11:22 AM)Toms306 Wrote: Maths isn't my strong point lol, but I can't get 240 out of 90s or 45s.
180 plus a 45 and then half of a 45 and you'd be just over.
RE: Laser Torque Angle Gauge - bigcheez2k3 - 20-04-2016
(20-04-2016, 06:45 PM)Dum-Dum Wrote: Never used one, always worked on the principal that a couple of degrees out wouldn't hurt. If it got complicated I got a protractor out (yes I stio own one)
(20-04-2016, 11:22 AM)Toms306 Wrote: Maths isn't my strong point lol, but I can't get 240 out of 90s or 45s.
180 plus a 45 and then half of a 45 and you'd be just over.
Or 2/3 of a turn and you'd be spot on. Imagine it like a clock, start at 12, 180 is 6 then 8 is 240.
RE: Laser Torque Angle Gauge - zx_volcane - 20-04-2016
(20-04-2016, 10:47 AM)Toms306 Wrote: I just don't see how you'd guess 240 degrees without lol.
if you've got 6 sided bolts to torque tis easy, just mark on a point with tip ex, and everytime a point of the bolt goes past - it is 60 degrees (60+60+60+60 = 240)
RE: Laser Torque Angle Gauge - Niall - 21-04-2016
I've used the Lazer one on plenty of engines. Yeah it's stiff but easy enough to work with