Gedore Newsletter - Changing wheels - safe distribution of forces
The weather is telling us – soon it will be time to change from summer to winter tyres. For the controlled tightening of wheel nuts a torque wrench should be used, regardless of whether the change is carried out by a private person or a specialist in a workshop. The torque wrench in general is a hand-operated tool for carrying out controlled screw connection work. A controlled screw connection is when the force used for screwing is exactly specified and adhered to. Torque wrenches have a scale for this and use a tactile, visual or acoustic signal to indicate when the desired torque has been reached. With the mechanical torque wrench GEDORE DREMASTER®, which is produced in Germany, the signal is triggered automatically and noticeably felt and heard by the user. This wrench also has a dual scale with main and alternative unit, so you can measure both in newton metres (N•m) and in foot pounds (ft•lb). Both the setting of an incorrect unit and reading errors can be avoided by simple select...