LOOSENING BOLTS: UNDERSTANDING THE NEED FOR A SEPARATE HYDRAULIC TORQUE WRENCH

What’s the harm in using the same torque wrench to make-up and break-out a nut on a bolt? Surprisingly, more than you may realize.

It’s a common misconception that a professional torque wrench can perform both functions equally well. It seems logical that a torque wrench that makes up a nut should also be able to break it out as easily as it made it up. However, this flawed logic doesn’t take certain factors into consideration and often causes productivity and safety to suffer.

The torque required ...