T handle torque wrench

Posted by MiamiCuse on October 16, 2009, 9:56 pm

If I have a torque wrench that works for a 5/16" hex head, but now I have a
hex head that is 3/8" in size, is it possible to use the same torque wrench
with some sort of an adapter?

I went to the big box store looking for an adapter but I could not find one.
I have a set of sockets that includes a 3/8" head but that would not help me
in using that T handle torque wrench that would release at 60#-in.

I seems I need a piece that on one end it is a 5/16" hex head and the other
side is a square head to insert into my 3/8" socket. Is there such a thing?

Thanks in advance,

MC

Posted by Nate Nagel on October 16, 2009, 10:17 pm

MiamiCuse wrote:

> If I have a torque wrench that works for a 5/16" hex head, but now I have a
> hex head that is 3/8" in size, is it possible to use the same torque wrench
> with some sort of an adapter?
>
> I went to the big box store looking for an adapter but I could not find one.
> I have a set of sockets that includes a 3/8" head but that would not help me
> in using that T handle torque wrench that would release at 60#-in.
>
> I seems I need a piece that on one end it is a 5/16" hex head and the other
> side is a square head to insert into my 3/8" socket. Is there such a thing?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> MC
>

I'm not sure what you mean by 5/16" hex head... all my torque wrenches
are either 1/4, 3/8 or 1/2" square drive... but if I had a clear idea
of what the drive of your torque wrench looked like I could probably
kludge an adapter

nate

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Posted by mm on October 16, 2009, 10:33 pm

On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:56:24 -0400, "MiamiCuse"

>If I have a torque wrench that works for a 5/16" hex head, but now I have a
>hex head that is 3/8" in size, is it possible to use the same torque wrench
>with some sort of an adapter?
>I went to the big box store looking for an adapter but I could not find one.
>I have a set of sockets that includes a 3/8" head but that would not help me
>in using that T handle torque wrench that would release at 60#-in.
>I seems I need a piece that on one end it is a 5/16" hex head and the other
>side is a square head to insert into my 3/8" socket. Is there such a thing?
>Thanks in advance,

JCWhitney.com has a set of three adapters that do everything you could
need. They don't include 3/8" drive to 1/4" socket because every 3/8'
set has one, but they include the opposite of that and both directions
beween 3/8 and 1/2

Maybe the set was on sale when I bought it but it was about 2 dollars.
It's obviously worth a lot more than that if you don't have the
adpater you need.

I would think Sears and even HD , and certainly Snap-on, if you can
find one of their trucks would all have these also, but at a higher
price.

>MC

Posted by mm on October 16, 2009, 10:48 pm

wrote:

>On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:56:24 -0400, "MiamiCuse"

>>If I have a torque wrench that works for a 5/16" hex head, but now I have a
>>hex head that is 3/8" in size, is it possible to use the same torque wrench
>>with some sort of an adapter?
>>I went to the big box store looking for an adapter but I could not find one.
>>I have a set of sockets that includes a 3/8" head but that would not help me
>>in using that T handle torque wrench that would release at 60#-in.
>>I seems I need a piece that on one end it is a 5/16" hex head and the other

To be explicit, it's likely your torque wrench is 1/2 inch drive, and
you can get a 5/16" socket in 1/2, 3/8, or 1/4 inch drive, and
probably 3/4" drive too, so you can buy a 5/16" socket that will fit
your torque wrench, but maybe you'll also need a 1/2" extension
between the wrench and the socket. The simplest thing to do is buy a
set of 1/2" drive, with ratchet, crossover, speeddrive, universal, and
a set of 15 or 20 sockets. Short of that, just buy an adapter
instead of one socket. Unless you think 3/8" is too weak for
whatever you have to turn, but I dont' think that is the issue here.

If HD didn't have a 1/2" drive 5/16" socket... well it probably did
and sears certainly woudl, so I think you're looking for something
else no one makes. Because people use adapters that work with any
size socket.

>>side is a square head to insert into my 3/8" socket. Is there such a thing?
>>Thanks in advance,

>JCWhitney.com has a set of three adapters that do everything you could
>need. They don't include 3/8" drive to 1/4" socket because every 3/8'
>set has one, but they include the opposite of that and both directions
>beween 3/8 and 1/2
>Maybe the set was on sale when I bought it but it was about 2 dollars.
>It's obviously worth a lot more than that if you don't have the
>adpater you need.
>I would think Sears and even HD , and certainly Snap-on, if you can
>find one of their trucks would all have these also, but at a higher
>price.

>>MC

Posted by MiamiCuse on October 16, 2009, 11:57 pm

> wrote:

>>On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:56:24 -0400, "MiamiCuse"

>>>If I have a torque wrench that works for a 5/16" hex head, but now I have
>>>a
>>>hex head that is 3/8" in size, is it possible to use the same torque
>>>wrench
>>>with some sort of an adapter?
>>>I went to the big box store looking for an adapter but I could not find
>>>one.
>>>I have a set of sockets that includes a 3/8" head but that would not help
>>>me
>>>in using that T handle torque wrench that would release at 60#-in.
>>>I seems I need a piece that on one end it is a 5/16" hex head and the
>>>other

> To be explicit, it's likely your torque wrench is 1/2 inch drive, and
> you can get a 5/16" socket in 1/2, 3/8, or 1/4 inch drive, and
> probably 3/4" drive too, so you can buy a 5/16" socket that will fit
> your torque wrench, but maybe you'll also need a 1/2" extension
> between the wrench and the socket. The simplest thing to do is buy a
> set of 1/2" drive, with ratchet, crossover, speeddrive, universal, and
> a set of 15 or 20 sockets. Short of that, just buy an adapter
> instead of one socket. Unless you think 3/8" is too weak for
> whatever you have to turn, but I dont' think that is the issue here.
> If HD didn't have a 1/2" drive 5/16" socket... well it probably did
> and sears certainly woudl, so I think you're looking for something
> else no one makes. Because people use adapters that work with any
> size socket.

>>>side is a square head to insert into my 3/8" socket. Is there such a
>>>thing?
>>>Thanks in advance,

>>JCWhitney.com has a set of three adapters that do everything you could
>>need. They don't include 3/8" drive to 1/4" socket because every 3/8'
>>set has one, but they include the opposite of that and both directions
>>beween 3/8 and 1/2
>>Maybe the set was on sale when I bought it but it was about 2 dollars.
>>It's obviously worth a lot more than that if you don't have the
>>adpater you need.
>>I would think Sears and even HD , and certainly Snap-on, if you can
>>find one of their trucks would all have these also, but at a higher
>>price.

>>>MC

Hi:

Thanks.

What I have is this:

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=301693-33599-AV301693&lpage=none

It will fit right over a 5/16" hex head exactly and it is designed
exclusively to tighten plumbing no hub coupling clamps and will release at
60 #-in torque.

http://www.fernco.com/img/products/plumbing/shielded-couplings/sc-nohub-main.jpg

However I have some couplings now that has A 3/8" hex head and it will not
fit. I already have a full set of socket 1/4" drive and 1/2" drive. I can
tighen these with a ratchet. However, I feel better if I can tighten them
with the standard torque wrench to the preset specification. So unless I
can find a "bit" that one side of it is a 5/16" hex that will go into the
torque wrench and the other side is a 1/4" square or 1/2" square which will
allow me to attach the 3/8" socket, I am not sure how else I would be able
tot do it.

MC

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