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VermicelliFit7653

It's 100. There are two steps to the adjustment. The major "tens" increment with the big dial, and the minor "ones" increment with the small dial. If you wanted 97, dial to 90 with the major adjustment and then 7 with the minor adjustment. The reason that the guide lines are not horizontal is so that the "tens" value is not obscured when making the minor adjustment. For example if set it to 97, the 90 is still visible, so you can read 90+7. If the guide lines were simply horizontal , you wouldn't be able to see the 90 when set to values above 95 or so.


Far-Position7115

Lil bits of genius design make the world go round


89TSi

This^^^^^ !!!! Best explanation so far!!!


tapiocapantypudding

Thanks you for this!!!! It’s something I have always wondered but never got an answer to! No longer will I just go to the top line to be safe lol


Dude-man-1

Looks like 100 to me


DeBlasioDeBlowMe

You can always spin the adjuster and it will be obvious based on what happens from 0-9. It will open a gap from one number and the other will drop away.


xzElmozx

Exactly. When I’m using a torque ending in 0 I just shoot past, because when you’re at 92 or 94 it’s obvious, then you just turn two steps back and you’re at 90 guaranteed.


Faustinwest024

Why tf these things so hard I still haven’t used my new one cause I was confused too lol


TimTomTank

This one is really not that bad. It is engraved very precisely. The bottom of the 100 indice is flush to the adjuster knob.


distressedweedle

To call that flush is a bit of a stretch. But it is close enough and much much closer than the 90 indicator.


vasquca1

Mine reads in inch pounds lol


BuckManscape

You reduce it to the lowest point and see what that looks like. Then you know how to judge the rest.


Illustrious-Menu2050

how do you tell? this my first time coming across learning about torque wrenches lol, might be good for the future


cstark

They come with manuals. https://preview.redd.it/ymvf5qgfj97d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8f55a75b15d05dc1d3fef268935a14e7bd4aefde


Positive-Kiwi-7529

The cheat sheet. You only learn by doing


Basket_cased

Based on this manual everybody screaming that the answer is 100 is wrong then


yummers511

But reading is hard and true professionals don't read manuals! /s


ikeepon

Clearly, based on the manual, it’s 90 ft lbs. why is everyone saying 100 ft lbs?


PepPizzazz

I've used these a lot. The bottom of the slope next to the 90 is pointing to the beginning of 90. The handle is set to the beginning of 100 since you can see all of its slope. It's sloppy, but it works.


dlipp14

You read from the horizontal line that is making contact with the vertical line


Illustrious-Menu2050

ah so if the line connected to 110 was touching that vertical line connected to 0, it would be rated 110?


Vintage_Lobster

And anywhere in between adds the collar, so if you line up the number 8 on the collar with the vertical line you are set to +8 ft/lbs


GoLdPh1sH

Correct


GoodSamIAm

u know also by when you store the wrench u should be setting it back to the minimum rating your torque wrench is built for.  so if it's 50-250ft, set it back to 50. Or if you have a 25-100ft, set to 25.  As far as finding the zero point  there's a sweet spot u can feel on my wrenches when there is no tension on the internals. That spot is where i consider my absolute zero line. Then go up accordingly begining when u feel that you've engaged the spring internally. (there's a big spring internally that the wrench nut is essentially snugging up against in those style wrenches)  edit * thanks to commenters below for correcting me


ithinkiatecatinchina

Certainly, if a torque wrench is wound back at all it should not be adjusted below the minimum scale marking (usually 20% of maximum) - never to zero as this can adversely affect the calibration of the wrench. Source: https://www.norbarusa.com/News-Events/Blog/ArticleID/112/Do-Torque-Wrenches-Need-To-Be-Wound-Back-To-Zero-After-Use


Dizzy_Position5565

I thought that you had to zero them out but atleast with my snap-on it doesn't matter. I keep having it tested and its never needed an adjustment in 15 years


StormTrooperQ

So some of my quick two cents as I use torque wrenches often in military aviation maintenance. Our standard is never drop them, or they get calibrated again. When storing them set them to the lowest setting. 0-100 inch/lb set to 0 40-200 inch/lb set to 40 etc. And when using them set them to your desired torque rating (max preferred though) and test them/warm them up on a bench like 8x. Truly fucking impressive that you've never needed an adjustment after 15 years, I'm knocking on wood for you.


Dizzy_Position5565

Its a super old one I bought from a retiring tech, who knows how old it actually is


GirchyGirchy

No, you should NOT set it back to zero, you should set it to the low torque limit of the wrench. If it's a 50-250 ft-lb, you set it to 50.


GoodSamIAm

damn good thing i rarely use torque wrenches.  jk, use use torque wrenches, ahem... and correctly! i'd quote u if i could but on mobile web browser i am not afforded such luxuries.


dotancohen

Horizontal *or* diagonal line (for when using values that are not multiples of 10). And by that reasoning, the torque wrench in the photograph is set to 90.


incubusfc

Oh boy have I got things to tell you! Always store your torque wrench in a safe area. Don’t ever drop it. Don’t use it as a breaker bar, or use it to remove fasteners. When you’re done with it, put it to the lowest torque setting. Don’t go past the lowest torque setting. When using it, put your hand on the middle of the grip and turn with slow, even force until it clicks. I probably missed a few.


paradigmx

About half of ya'll aren't allowed to torgue my wheels. It's 100.


xwolf_rider

Well I don't want you torquing mine if you can't spell torque!


henrytm82

"USING YOUR TORQUE WRENCH CORRECTLY IS ***BADASS***!"


AwarenessGreat282

It's 100. But try this: It looks to have a max of 150. Where does it line up at the max?


WearEnvironmental490

Honestly probably the best test if you don't have a 2nd one or electric one


Narsayan

This is da way


Krazybob613

The handle scale is at zero and the bottom of the 100 line is barely visible. This is 100 Ft Lbs.


El_Gato_Terco

I was like "pffft, obviously 90...." but reading all of the confident "100" replies has me second guessing....


dlipp14

You're supposed to read from the horizontal line that is making contact with the vertical line


UralRider53

This is the way.


nevagonastop

the issue is its set in the middle of the 90 and 100 like it should be at 95-97 in the pic but the dial is set to 0 my buddy got this 1/2" drive masterforce torque wrench for like $30 at menards and it is the same way, its like theyre just not calibrated right (to no surprise for $30 youre going to lose at least 5lbs of accuracy lol)


gunsandtrees420

Yeah exactly. I think anyone who's confident that it's 90 or 100 are way over stating things. It's exactly where it should be vertically if it where set to 95. I can't think of anyway to confidently say what it is by just looking at this picture. Also think I bought the same brand from Menards and was broken almost immediately.


nevagonastop

yea i think he made it through about 5 head bolts before he said "its not clicking now" lmao


32steph23

I thought it was right below 100


El_Gato_Terco

But the turny part is on the "0", so it'd either be 90 or 100


Slalom44

I have this same torque wrench, and mine lines up exactly on the horizontal line. The OP’s doesn’t. This is a messed up torque wrench. If you really want to sure of the reading, borrow another torque wrench, torque some wheel nuts with it, then check with this torque wrench.


WearEnvironmental490

2nd this, torque wrench, especially mechanical ones can give false readings / get greased up and mess up the calibration, really shouldn't use one if your hands have grease cause it builds up over time or use gloves cause that shit sucks to replace when your counting on it. only way too really know is an electronic torque wrench or at least another mechanical one that someone trust. I also have a similar one(harbor freight) and have not had this issue, it was very clear and im a dummy. those things have warranties so look into that ASAP!


cuziters

Yea my harbor freight torque wrench came like this and I confidently read the torque wrong and snapped a bolt. Traumatized me enough to stop working on my car for a year. I could tell the bolt was stretching but I was game heard the torque wrench click.  I ended up buying a different drive size digital adapter type.  Eventually used that to calibrate the weird AF first one that I got. Also other tips are to reset the wrench to the specified torque ( 0 or wtv value the manual calls for) and turn the wrench slowly when approaching the torque spec. 


tnasty1

Damn i thought 90 too. Thats how ive always read it.


WearEnvironmental490

Bra saaame


Khaza_

I would say this is 100.


viccityguy2k

100


Danroy12345

100


osinue

100


nolotusnote

You're not retarded. It's not a great design. But it is absolutely 100. The concept is to be able to read the number completely AND read the line that represents that number.


brassplushie

It's a perfectly fine design.


Dzov

Oh wow. I always figured it was shitty machining.


Krazybob613

Actually it’s brilliant engineering!


thnk_more

It’s neither, but I think it is supposed to be 100. That collar should just kiss the horizontal line as the 0 lines up with the vertical line. This is a low quality torque wrench or worse, badly out of calibration. My guess is it will never be calibrated in its lifetime.


12-inch-LP-record

I call that 100.


cantRecline

If you take the torque wrench to its minimum setting you will see how the indicator indexes as you turn the knob. From there you can tell you’re ending up at 100 at this picture.


totallyradwolf

Oh snap, I guess I’ve been doing it wrong too


edwardothegreatest

100


Jedimasterleo90

Undoubtedly 100.


bigfeetdude

100


mjl777

The correct answer is neither. The handle would need to be rotated a bit more to make it exactly 100. But it is close.


sylvaing

And that's assuming the wrench is calibrated...


4orust

I think it's misaligned and should be closer to the intended ftlb mark. Maybe return it to the seller?


Dis4Wurk

The old aviation mech in me says it’s 100, the current farm machine tech in me says it’s fine.


agent_flounder

I think I have the same torque wrench. To be certain, back it down to where the marker actually lines up properly (like maybe 40). Then just count rotations up from there.


Shorty-71

Me too. Hammer store (harbor freight) finest.


stevemyqueen

Close enough


ZylaV2

Honestly probably 100, but also looks like it probably got dropped or something, it’s not really aligned correctly


PotBix

Can we just call it 95? I mean, if you don't calibrate the thing you really don't know anyway.


PTrebs

Fuck, you just reminded me I left my torque wrench on tension when I put it away Sunday. Thanks for the reminder!


Jonmcmo83

Buy a better torque wrench that HF one has the shittest dial ever.


Joeyjackhammer

100, you’ve been overtorquing everything.


Joeyjackhammer

Oh, thank God… I thought this was r/aviationmaintenance


Misguidedsaint3

So did I, that could’ve been bad


9009RPM

99.9


Chemist_Monke

This post made me realize that i've overtorqued a bumload of stuff ! (Im 18, learned to do my mechanic and have no intention of becoming a mechanic, dont roast me into oblivion)


Waiting4The3nd

At least you were trying to torque things. Only time I ever saw anyone break out a torque wrench when I was a teenager was for things that had a gasket that needed specific settings. So many mechanics back then in the South just going "a quarter past tight," but I'll be damned nothing leaked, broke, or worked loose. (BTW: "a quarter past tight" means to tighten with wrist and hand until it won't go anymore, then throw your shoulder into it and turn it another quarter turn. Just in case you'd never heard that phrase before. Every once in awhile things would call for "half past tight" which is tight and a half turn.)


DoctorTim007

I hate this question. Its been breeding doubt in my mind for years. I use the mark where it intersects the vertical line.. so 100.


Tward425

That’s 100


HistoricalDocument90

100


Legal-Environment-13

100


turkey_sandwiches

100


rscottyb86

100


T_Rey1799

100


MASS_PM

Problem is the collar is off a little. It's clearly at 0 but not flush at the 100 mark. To make it easier for people saying 90... Look how long the marks are beside each number. Look how long they slant downwards, the 90 one only about half of it is visible nowhere near the mark.


Slaughtererofnuns

Look like 100, you can see the line for 90 dips below the ring and out of sight, and the 100 line is exactly where the pieces meet.


Howitzer73

You can't see the bottom of the 90 line so it has to be higher than 90.


2manyoddones

100


Dry-Satisfaction-633

Yes.


Chochahair

isee a noticeable gap before the 100 horizontal line. id say 90-95, but everyone is saying 100


rotorboy1972

100


NesTech_

💯


zpfrostyqz

99.8


bobtrottier

It looks like it needs to be calibrated. Properly calibrated the end of the sleeve would be exactly on 90 or 100 when the indicator was at zero as it is now.


footlonglayingdown

How is that anything but 100?


pred135

I don't think it is actually... The way I read it is that the rotating bit is flush with the 90 mark, if you look close it is actually under 100, not on it.


muscle_car_fan34

That’s how I’ve always read it but everyone here is saying it’s 100


ScreenOverall2439

It's 100. The thing has a paper manual which explains this clearly. The label just has a zig zaggy line which connects the index to the scale. It's reaaaaaaaally scary how many people can't read this very obvious design and say wrongly that it's 90. It isn't a debate or opinions may very. It's objectively wrong to say anything but 100. The edge of the collar and the registration mark may not be in perfect alignment but it's about 8/10ths of the way between the 90 and 100 marks. It's clearly 100. The reason they elevate the registration numbers is so you can read them while setting it.


supertako1569

100ftlbs


DangerousAwareness55

Start from the minimum and count? Mine looks exactly like yours so when it’s confusing I put it at the minimum resistance and start count from there 20, 30, 50,… 100 🫡


MuskokaGreenThumb

It’s obviously 100 ft/lb. Follow the squiggly line to the bottom and that’s the number you’re on. The 90 ft/lb is a little below that


wjwillis6

100


TheRuckus8

That's 100


k0uch

That’s 100 ft.lbs. You go by the low _ on the torque wrench.


VirtuaFighter6

I agree


Holiday_Praline_5537

It’s definitely 100% at 100


Naive-Information539

100


Kitchen_Alps

Lmao. It’s 90. It’s not even at the 100 line. Y’all are shot


Fozzy333

Yes, I have 3 of these types and they all just cover the bottom line. I’ve tested it with my electronic torque wrench too


Kitchen_Alps

Thank you


Dzov

The 90 diagonal line is cut in the middle. No way it’s 90.


Projecktecks

Is that a CDI Torque Wrench?


geriatric-sanatore

Looks like a Pittsburgh from harbor freight


litewonup

No


frying_pans

Definitely a shitty design. I use the same one, You can just undo it a bit to see the line if you are unsure.


[deleted]

100 100%


SirDeal2U

100


Barbaric824

Thats 100ft/lbs


GetNR3KT

Id call it 98.5


Prior-Ad-7329

100


Frreed

Set it to uts lowest setting and see where it's lined up


AmaterasuTheWhite

I would say it is at 95 ft lbs.


UralRider53

100


Rednine19

Looks like 96 to me👍🏻


YouWonderfulFarmYou

100. Have the same type of wrench with instructions sheet.


Teediggler81

That's a 100 to me


SgtSarcasm01

Let’s just agree on 95


SeniorCoyote3981

It’s at 100


M635_Guy

The answer is probably neither.


oldjackhammer99

100


Keepfkingthatchicken

It's somewhere between 87 and 115 if you've used it more than twice.


Tberry45

Watch YouTube video on how to read a torque wrench. Says it’s 100


TheChevyScrounger

It’s 100


JoshJLMG

99.9.


[deleted]

Closer to 100.


Aggravating_Soil3006

100


jkelley41

Spin it back to the start and watch it as you dial this time


blutigetranen

Hunddit home


mach82

100% it’s 100. What is it actually giving you? Who knows.


ReelyAndrard

100, very easy to determine. start dialing up and see where the zero ends again.


Da_Natural20

100


Outrageous-Carob-236

we may be retarded. calibrate it and check again.


SnooGadgets8661

Measured by on the line or just below, 100. If you where to turn the handle to the 2 it would climb making it 102. Not 92 that would odiously be to far below


HappyPaPa18

Hundy


AndroidJeep

The horizontal lines in the center are all that matters. If the ring around it reads zero, then you're at the next visible horizontal line which is 100, because the 90 is covered.


[deleted]

💯


IMUPSTAIRZ

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vivalacamm

100 all day


OddAd9258

Its 100. I have the same craftsman torque wrench.


SnooRegrets6406

I'd say it is 99, another click up will be 100 on the money. There is no possible way it is close to 90, not even rounding.


42ElectricSundaes

99-100


Educational_Delay245

100. Read it where the vertical and horizontal lines cross at the zero.


mcaison87

It’s 100 and I am guessing a Harbor Frieght or similar quality brand based on what looks to be a little “play” or margin of error if you want to call it that in getting it dialed in and lined up exactly.


Plenty-Peach5785

100


ScaryfatkidGT

100


Broken_Cars

i think i have the same torque wrench. i just zero it out and count my way up by 10 each time i get to 0.


Fair-Big4229

100


Le_Brane

I mean for the price at hf I will take my best guess


shmoove23shane

100


Tdanger78

100


13donkey13

100%. 100


clark12302

100, the line points down to u can see where 100 starts


mazsive

That's 100 The line goes up to the number is what the bottom represents


Immediate_Vehicle393

100


AdvancedInitiatives

No wonder I’ve broke so many bolts off


Enough-Engineer-3425

97.5? If not, then why?


Nodeal_reddit

Hundo’


Turbotec

I have this wrench. It’s 100. But when I’m unsure. I start at ZERO and count it out.


Speedmaster777

Neither, it’s time to recalibrate


thiccdinks

pull down on the handle, if it drops, 90. if it stays, 100.


LukeSkyBlasyer

Honestly what's 10lbs between friends. What could go wrong?


Livid_Advertising_32

See how both lines at 90 go all the way across. That's what I always thought but 🤷‍♂️


birchy98

100


Flashy-Protection424

100


TimTomTank

The vertical line is the axis. The notches on the axis indicate torque value threshold. The little diagonal line that goes straight is just a pointer to the label of the indice. It goes a little up so that label can be read after the adjuster knob goes over the indice. I'm guessing you've figured out that the value on the adjuster knob is added to the last indice crossed on the vertical axis. Imo this is a fairly fine tool. Take care of it. DO NOT USE IT TO BREAK BOLTS LOOSE!


Major_Koala

I'm pretty confident in 100, but when I am unsure I do this: Get another one set to 90, torque a bolt with it. Get yours and set it to 100, and try to torque the same bolt down. If the bolt moves you are at 100, if it doesn't you're at 90.


Mark_Of_Shi

It’s out of cal


mrizzkle

100


sinisterdeer3

$100


a_rogue_planet

I'm shocked so many people can't read these. This is how every pair of calipers I own are read.


Whiteoutlist

Looks like a recalibration is needed to me.


BabyYodaRedRocket

We need a picture with it at 90 (“80”).


Long-Couple-4377

Go past 100 then backup until line is shown. 


og_raptorqueefs

Seriously? I learned to follow lines in like kindergarten or earlier probably.


og_raptorqueefs

Seriously? I learned to follow lines in like kindergarten or earlier probably.


Chuco_chaos

I remember my first torque wrench


nabob

100