I've got a 120 - 960 In/Lbs wrench. Thats 10-80 Ft/Lbs correct?

 

120/12=10
960/12=80

yes

 

how loud is the click suppost to be? I just broke the head of a screw off trying to screw in a clutch spring.

 

You should be able to feel it

 

Many Honda clutch spring bolts are specified at less than 10 ft/pounds...usually 7 - 9 ft/pounds.

 

With a even pull the wrench should actually click (maybe as loud as a zippo lighter opening)and you will feel the handle give a little as it breaks past the point of torque.

Test it out on a larger bolt 1/2" maybe and set it to 20lbs to get the feel for what it does when torque is met.

 

Its 9lb but mine only goes as low as 10 which I didn't think would be too much of a problem. Maybe I was going too fast.

 

It is. When I read a specific range on a torque wrench, what ever is the lowest. I add 10 to it and thats the lowest I'll go.


For 9lbs torque you need to use a in/lbs torque wrench. Not a ft/lbs torque wrench.


If you did use an in/lbs wrench then its way off or way cheap.


Torque wrenchs (I believe) are the most accurate in the 1/4 to full range.

 

If you have a "click" wrench than it "gives way" when it reaches the set torque. Meaning the rachet part will stay while to handle moves a little past it.

Take it slow when torquing cuase you dont want to keep moving the bolt once it clicks. Also dont double click, it can tighten the bolt more.

 

Some may give conflicting opinions, but with a torque wrench, you should slowly tighten the bolt intil you feel the "click" or the wrench just give. Then you back off and slowly put pressure again till you fell the click. The reason for the second click arises because bolts stretch and you need to make sure the bolt is torqued to the correct spec.

If I ever watched someone tighten up my cylinder head and only clicked the wrench once on each bolt, I'd be pretty pissed.

For a 9lb bolt, i would have just gone somewhere cheap like Harbor Freight and bought a small one. Smallest setting I have done is 16lbs an that was the bolts on my front forks to axle.