A safety audit has grounded Air Corps planes after concerns were raised about the tightening of bolts, including tool use ...

There is an upper value of torque beyond which the bolt can break when tightening. More likely, this upper value of torque will be reached after the bolt has been in service for a length of time.

Some torque wrenches can tighten a nut or bolt all the way up to 300-ft.lbs or more, whereas others are only rated up to 150-ft.lbs or 250-ft.lbs, for example. You can get them in the same drive ...

Torque measures the tool’s ability to drive ... We were pleased with its bolt-tightening mode, which prevents overtightening by shutting down at about 20 foot-pounds. While the Ridgid won ...