Took me 2 blown head gaskets to realize my torque wrench was lying

I kept chasing head bolt torque specs on a 7.3 Powerstroke and snapping studs left and right... checked the torque wrench against a beam style at a shop in Tulsa and it was off by 30 ft-lbs. Has anyone else had a cheap click-style wrench mess with their work like that?

2 comments

2 Comments

the_val1mo ago

30 ft-lbs off... how is that even possible

oliviadixon1mo ago

Did you ever check if you were using the right torque sequence? Operator error is more common than bad tools.