Torque wrench question Options

[mdwman]

Getting ready to do a first oil change on my 914 and want to clean the oil strainer as well. I don't have a torque wrench and Autozone has a very inexpensive beam type. I have never used a torque wrench before and wonder if this type is adequate to get the correct torque of 9lbs on the strainer nut? Looks like 2lb graduations on the scale up to 150. The fancy click type wrenches look to be very expensive and many don't go below 10lbs.

Thanks for any input.

M

[purple]

I got a nice Kobalt 3/8'' at Lowe's for 69 bucks and have used it OODLES of times. They really are nice tools because you dont get something us gun owners know all about...parallax error. If you look at a beam scale TW from the wrong angle and not dead on, you're in trouble.

you could also measure the length of your ratched, get a newton spring scale, and then do the torque calculation for what you need.

T = Force * Length

10 pounds force @ 1 foot = 10 ft/lbs

maybe a bit complex for the uninitiated out there, but it works!

oh, the kobalt wrench goes all the way down to 0 in .5 increments. It's hot secks. just get one and cry once instead of every time you try and use a beam wrench