How a torque wrench works
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ธ.ค. 2023
- In this 3D animated video, we'll see how to use a ratcheting click-type torque wrench and look at the mechanism inside to see how it works. Click-type torque wrenches are the most commonly used type of torque wrench available.
A torque wrench is a specialized socket wrench tool designed to tighten fasteners to a predetermined torque value, ensuring consistency and preventing over or under-tightening of the fasteners, which can lead to issues like stripped threads or loosening.
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no
Even digital tool sets aren't safe
I think it was last seen below the intake somewhere
I found a 1/4 10mm Matco ADV imact socket under the hood of some car a few weeks ago.
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I love how they used an 11mm socket, even here the 10mm went missing
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I came here to make this same joke. 😅
Hahahahahaha yep! Amazing how that 10 can disappear. Universal phenomenon.
Holy shit! I can't breath!😂
My whole 199 craftsmen set only missing one and you know which lol
He's using an 11mm socket because we know what happened.
Beautiful video. Your explanations are so clear and concise!
Even the animator lost his 10mm!
One time at the sale rack saw a socket set that was all different 10 mm. Short long, impact 6, 12 point 16th inch eighth inch. I paint them all bright green
He lost his 7/16
Great video! Subscribed to the channel.
I use torque wrenches every day at work, and have been using them even longer in my hobbies at home. I’ve even been to a technical college where we learned our profession in depth, and indeed learned that a spring is compressed to set the desired torque value. Yet, no one could ever satisfactorily explain how the linear spring compression was translated to rotational torque measurement. In 5 minutes, you have solved a decades long mystery for me! Thank you.
I just bought a brand new 2JZ engine and I need to buy a quality torque wrench that I can trust up to 125ft.lbs. Got any suggestions?
@@negativeindustrial. At work, my company buys Snap-On or Miyotomo. Superb precision tools. But, at home, in my own garage, I use whatever Project Farm recommends whenever I am making a new purchase. th-cam.com/video/HP4uECoH8cc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=xZxv_lj2wW5LetT9
Same, everyone always said there was a spring, but i never knew how it actually worked
@@negativeindustrialwhat a clown
@@negativeindustrialmaximum is best bang for buck but other great options are delwalt and husky
Engineering at finest
This channel is the very definition of underrated! Your videos are always super high quality and very accurately modeled, down to the tiniest of details.
Thank you!
I agree, this chanel is so cool
@@Deconstructed_Animations You just gained a follower for this exact reason!!
Thanks for mentioning that you should store your torque wrench at the lowest SETTING. I have to constantly inspect my friends’ work when they put away my torque wrenches to make sure they didn’t leave it where it was or bring it all the way down past the lowest setting.
Only necessary micrometer style torque wrenches, split beam you can store however you want and it doesn't affect it. Still hard to break the habit of storing at 0 though.
The torque wrench I have specifies in the manual to store it at 20% of the max torque value.
It does no damage to the tool to store it set. Metal doesn't weaken under constant force, it weakens when that force changes.
@@richardmillhousenixon you've never seen a deformation mechanism map for material science and it shows.
@@richardmillhousenixon Truth. Cycles cause springs to weaken far quicker than steady state loads ever can. Easily proven in real world scenarios. Firearm magazines are a perfect example. They can be stored fully loaded with the spring fully compressed for decades upon decades and the spring will still be as strong as any new magazine. But put a magazine through several hundred cycles of loading and unloading and it will be noticeably weaker even if the magazine is only a few years old. Thousands of cycles and it will start to become too weak.
If you’ve never used a torque wrench before, it’s useful to understand the “click” is very subtle and easy to miss at low torque settings. It’s a good idea to practice with it to get a feel for how it works at different settings before tightening critical fasteners you don’t want to snap!
or use a digital one
Yea snapped a few heads over the years where I would have been better off to just hand tighten but instead waited for a click that never came
@@YourFavouriteComment It came… you just missed it :)
Don’t worry I’ve done the same thing haha.
I broke a glow plug into the engine block the first time I used a torque wrench 💀💀💀 I didn't heard the "click".
Yeah, it's very subdued at low settings (something you'd use on a 10mm bolt).
I don’t have anything to add, I just appreciate the no frills, straightforward,educational content. Engagement++
I love this video too! Definitely want more like it!
Dont drop it on the ground or concrete
I swear teachers all over the world should be legally obligated to use your videos, the quality all around is absolutely superb, I literally don’t have one single question about torque wrenches now and for me that is a rare thing with my A.D.D and overthinking, I wish I had you as a teacher my whole life with how clearly you explained every detail and how you were literal through the whole thing leaving no space for confusion
I'm amazed at the detailed quality animations, that had to take so much time to properly model everything and animate. Great job, very educational.
I used to have a torque wrench, but honestly never thought about how it actually works. This mechanism you described is quite interesting, and you made a very nice video! Thanks, and I look forward to more of your videos.
Thanks for this video. I have been conducting basic skill training for new staff & found that your video had covered a lot of stuff that make the mechanics appreciate the functioning components inside the torque wrench & this will lead to the reasons to take good cares of the torque wrench. All this while, I only have verbal description to present & now this video enhance the learning with visuals. 👍
Been using click style torque wrenches for decades and always wondered how it worked inside and how the "click" was created. Perfectly edited computer graphics
4:32 "the energy stored in the system is released". No not at all. If anything the user has added more energy to the system. Your animations are very nice.
Agreed. It took me a minute of watching the animation to realize that rather, once the torque overcomes the force of the spring, the spring compresses allowing the pivot block to rock.
@@agentpresta This should be the top comment on this video. Because of you I actually understand what happens.
Saying “no not at all” isn’t strictly true. The narrator wasn’t totally wrong. When the block suddenly pivots and the head assembly strikes the inside of the wrench body making the click, that is a small release of energy. It is just a small part of the stored energy, not all of it, but more than zero.
@@Tux.Penguin The user is twisting it with more and more torque as that happens. Are we really talking about the energy required to make a noise while tightening bolts? Your comment is even more pedantic than mine.
@@adaycj Success! I was finally able to out-pedantic another commenter. :-)
The way you use words to descibe how this all works is so amazing that i could only listen to the audio and still know exactly how it works
I use these all the time for work but had no clear idea how they worked. This sums it up fantastically.
As a kid I used to love those books that showed you internal diagrams of buildings, machines, etc. this channel is basically that in video form. ❤
That's pretty cool. Even as a part time mechanic, I never looked into how one works. Now I'm curious to see a hydraulic torque wrench illustrated !
I think a certain kind of brain really lights up with a clear, understandable visual explanation. I've used torque wrenches for years, and now I understand it like never before. There are all kind of things that I can understand better with a good visual and clear description, and this channel looks like gold to me. Instantly subscribed. Thank you!
I've been thinking how this tool works since forever, but always forgot to do the research. Suddenly, this video came across. Thank you for the explanation.
Great video. One gripe, most pawls havent looked like that in decades. They usually use a single pawl that just pivots to grab either side of the drive gear.
damn i kinda want a torque wrench now
this is awesome. i work with torque wrenches daily, a slightly different type, but still a ratching click-type. its cool to see how they work, despite the other people i work with dont care about this type of stuff
I think the torque wrench is one of the most ingenious tools out there.
Depends on the application. There is a diff, between torquing a bolt on a bicycle to 5Nm or a wheel on a Ferrari to 600 Nm. ^^
This was the clearest, most straightforward and simple way to describe this and that’s what makes it so highly effective.
Nicely done.
(One note: the spacer on nicer models will have roller balls like a linear bearing)
Use these regularly at the shop, i never knew how they work. Thank you!
I love these videos! It turns devices that feel like magic into something that I can understand which I love
This was awesome! I wondered how they got that to work. Torque wrenches were something I used to play with as a child, wondering how they do what they do. This explained so much, I might 3d print a plastic version for demonstrations.
Always wondered how they worked, and as soon as you showed the pivot block I got it! Thank you.
AMAZING! I had always wondered... and now I know. To me, torque wrenches were like magic in the past. Thank you!
This is a nice video and I appreciate that you made it. Not only did I learn how a torque wrench worked, but the switch that changes directions. I've wondered about that... Subscribed!
5:05 the internal spring is under compression, not tension.
Thanks for the feedback
I'm looking forward to watched and learned about hundreds of items over the future. Everything on this channel so far is something I've wondered about. Excellent visuals!
I sell these at O'Reilly's all the time and never knew how they worked. Glad this video popped up. Almost like youtube was reading my thoughts about how a torque wrench works.
Whoever invented this, genius
Underrated channel.. loved that you gave a tip on long term storage
Yesterday I used my Torque Wrench and wondered how it actually works. Crazy to get this video suggested now :D
This channel has to blow up at some point. This is A-class informative content.
This is my first time seeing one of your videos. The animations are beautifully done and the explanations are superb. Thankyou.
I love watching this channel grow before our very eyes.
Well deserved.
The cutaway diagrams and explanations are chef’s kiss!
If you could do a split beam style torque wrench next, that would be awesome.
You, sir, deserve a medal! Thank you! An engineering fan
Mechanic of 4 years! Very interesting and helped me understand my tools even more! Thank you!
I vaguely remember when I had just four years experience. Best advice I can give you is to never stop learning.
@@bachelorchownowwithflavor3712 Yeah I dont want to ever stop learning at this point, Now working at a shop is another story. Its not easy when no one values your work
Great video, I used to use these all the time at my old job but didn't know what was going on inside. I will say that I think the risk of damaging the wrench is equal during tightening or loosening. When loosening, you can still set a torque limit and use the click to avoid an over-torque scenario. If you know what the screw was torqued at, you should be able to set the same for loosening (but maybe a little extra due to friction).
Hey, this is just small scale animagraphs, and I'm here for it!
Kind of interesting because videos like these provide some inuition with regards to why a lower quality product may fail.
enjoyed this vide0, I use one everyday. Never knew inner workings untill now.
You just answer the question I have been wondering about for years. Thank you
Whoever made this tool might be one of the most important humans to ever exist
Wow. I actually didn't know how a tool works that I have used so many times.
What a great animation and it unlocked this mystery to me very clearly!
Excellent animations, super clear, all questions answered. 10/10
What an amazing video. Thank you so much for your time and effort in making this.
This is awesome! I haven't been this excited about a channel in years!
bro, this was so detailed and perfectly understandable, thank you for making this.
Yes please I have been looking for this kind of video for a long time
After watching this video, i now want more videos!!!
Keep up the good work
All explanations should be this clear. Well done
Props to the engineers that designed something like this
Beautiful animations and great explanations! Very good job! Thank you
Great animation. If you keep 4 fingers’ distance away from the mic, the proximity effect will be reduced, and the levels after audio compression will be much easier to listen back to. It’s the difference between talking directly in someone’s ear and talking to them from an adjacent table chair.
Man, I already know how a torque wrench works but I had to watch the whole video cause it’s damn well done!
Thank you for complete explanation ❤
Very cool. Mine uses a screw at the end of the handle to lock the adjustment, but everything else looked almost exactly like the inside, which I saw when it was recalibrated to within 1% back in 2018. Factory spec was +/- 4%.
Thanks for the this, I had to rewatch the pivot point part a few times as that was the key info I was after.
Wish I'd watched this before ours broke I think though. :p
Underrated channel. Hope you get a real microphone soon. Also hope that microphone has a pop filter.
Audio sounded clear. No popping noted. Perhaps your speaker(s) have deteriorated.
@@JBK647
You're deaf then.
Plenty of times when a word that began with P, you could hear the microphone get overloaded.
Lol ok sure.@@GoldSrc_
I'm late to the party, but everytime we have to do something that involves sockets, *I go out of my way to keep my eye out on the 10mm* . So far, I never lost that one thanks to memes and stories about it. What a life lesson 🤣
03:20 Oooooh, so obvious when you see it yet something I've been low key wondering for years. Thanks!
Great vid, answered a lot of my questions, thanks
very informative been using one for years and had no idea what was going on inside
I subbed as soon as I realized what type of channel this was. I look forward to more informative videos!
Nice! I'm impressed by how simple it is.
So very helpful! Thank you so much this really helps break it down for us!!!!
Thank you very much for the video!!!!!!!!! you really helped me to understand how it works!!!!!!! :D
This is very cool! I've always wondered how these work.
You make great vids! Keep on going! I´d love to see more videos
Great video, nice production and animation. I’d like to see more closeups of inner workings.
I friggin LOVE these videos. Thanks for sharing. :)
I remember when these were first introduced in the late 70s / early 80s. They were revolutionary!
Before that, a torque wrench was just a breaker bar with a needle rod extending to a measuring scale on the handle. They were a huge pain in the ass to use and not particularly accurate.
This is so weird. I was literally just about to buy my own Torque Wrench. The Park Tool 5.2 specifically. Great animation, and perfectly understandable.
the algo wins again
They can read our mind...
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At least your searches and listening to your conversations 😂
nice know how the tools you use everyday works this is very informative
Fantastic videos man, really informative. Thank you very much!
I feel grateful to witness the birth of an amazing channel! Keep up with the brilliant work! +1 sub, notification bell on for life
So satisfyingly information-dense but straightforward, plus great animations to go along with it. TH-cam algorithm, eh?
This is great, was always curious how these work
You all are incredibly talented at animation and succinct explanation. Thanks for making and uploading. Subbed.
This is DOPE! More content like this please
the quality of this video makes you think this channel has millions of subs, keep going
Great explanation! really clear and informative.
Was just recommended this video today, what an amazing video and channel. Just subscribed!
These animations are great. Keep it up!
I really think that aircraft's mechanical flying indicators could make great video subjects,
The altimeter working with an expansion chamber, and having it's reference set with a simple offset on the needle output
The variometer using an expansion chamber with a hole, thus the pressure decreases slowly, giving the speed at which the pressure drops
The artificial horizon, with a graduated sphere, which rotation gets stopped by a mechanical gyroscope (linked to it). The inner workings of flying gages are really impressive in simplicity
Hey keep up the good work. I can see this channel grow and getting a lot of support
Informative! I've always wondered how this thing works.
Thank you, very helpful!
Brilliant detailed explanation!
Love the Channel! Excited for more videos like this
On the knurled part of the handle, there are usually one or two marking bands for hand placement. This is to get the correct distance from the centre of the socket, the pivot point, out to your hand. It is to ensure you are applying the correct torque as set by the vernier scale.
I love your video They are very well-made. Keep up the good work. 😊