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torque wrench question?
Never thought about this until today... Why does a ratcheting torque wrench have a reverse?
I could only think of 2 possible answers:
1) so you could attempt to determine the torque when removing a fastener.
2) so you can "knock" a socket loose if it gets jammed on the head of a fastener.
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- ?Lv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
Not all threads are right handed, there are left handed threads too. Propane tanks use left handed threads
You don't really want to use a torque wrench to remove a jammed nut, and I've never heard of using a torque wrench to determine the torque needed to remove a nut.
