DP

Hello...I have recently found in my fathers many tools a torque wrench in inch pounds...It is small and looks like it would come in handy on the 928...Does anybody know how many inch pounds equals one foot pound ??? It goes up to 600 ...

THANKS

BillHapke

I used to own and inch pound torque wrench, but someone stole it. I now have one that uses foot pounds and newtons. One inch pound is equal to 0.08333 foot pound.

OK?

Bill

OC Porsche

100 lbf-in is equal to 8.333 lbf-ft
100 =8 1/3
200 =16 2/3
300 =25
400 =33 1/3
500 =41 2/3
600 =50


happy torquing!!!
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Jim Nowak

I dont think there is such a thing as a foot pound of tq. or an inch pound despite many redneck and poorly edited automotive publications that refer to the "foot pound" of tq. Are you referring to lb-ft of torque?

Jim Nowak <img src="graemlins/cussing.gif" border="0" alt="[grrrrrrr]" />

Tom

12 inch-pounds=1 foot pound (strange how that works out) This according to my PORSCHE Conversion sliderule.

DP

Thanks.....I knew one OR two of my fellow Shark owners would know....And yes Jim ,I was refering to lb/ft of torque...I guess you can just call Bill ,OCPorsche and I rednecks...
It is stamped BELL SYSTEM, a division of Pacific Telephone Company so I guess somebody calls it inch pounds ...

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THANKS AGAIN

Jim Nowak

Olias,

Sorry, it's one of my few pet-peeves. I shouldn't have sounded off so rudely to you but when an automotive publication refers to "foot pounds" it really bothers me. <img src="graemlins/cussing.gif" border="0" alt="[grrrrrrr]" />

Jim Nowak

OC Porsche

Sounds like a bit more accurate tool to me, Tom I am severely jealous of your porsche sliderule, where can I get one, no seriously where???!!!! I had a cool 911/928/944 tri-ruler when I was younger and my brother broke it. <img src="graemlins/cussing.gif" border="0" alt="[grrrrrrr]" /> <img src="graemlins/cussing.gif" border="0" alt="[grrrrrrr]" /> It seems I am slowly turning my garage into a porsche collectible museum, too bad it's only a 2 car garage <img src="graemlins/crying.gif" border="0" alt="[crying]" />
Jim, no harm, no foul, I too had a temporary case of terets the other day when discussing a ticket with the local county clerks office!!!

WallyP

From a British site on standards:
"A distinction used to be made in the imperial system by expressing torque as say, 'pounds feet' and work as 'foot pounds' but the SI does not do this."

The "SI" is the internationally approved standard metric system.

You may have to forego your pet peeve - or else show your age!

DP

Jim...Don't worry about it...We ALL need a sense of humor these days ...

And I would like to get on the list for one of those Porsche sliderules ...

I had thought about 12 INCHES equals one FOOT but I didn't think it could be that easy... <img src="graemlins/c.gif" border="0" alt="[ouch]" /> <img src="graemlins/c.gif" border="0" alt="[ouch]" /> <img src="graemlins/c.gif" border="0" alt="[ouch]" />

Brett Matthews

Olias,
You might just want to have that torque wrench calibrated. If they are left for some time, with any tension on the spring ( if it is a "click" type ), it is usually out of tolerance. Beam type are useable, just pay attention to where the pointer is at, before you start, and adjust your "guestimate" as needed.
Dial guage torque wrenches can and do go out of tolerance also.

I knew of one place that used their wrenches so often, they arbitrarily had 'em all calibrated every 6 months!!!

Randy V

Would his age be expressed in pound-feet or newton-metres Wally?

I'm sure we all have pet peeves that appear arbitrary to others. One of mine is when someone uses ect. as an abbreviation for etcetera. It's all I can do to refrain from telling them 'It's ETC. dammit!'

Donald

Jim Nowak said:
"I dont think there is such a thing as a foot pound of tq. or an inch pound despite many redneck and poorly edited automotive publications that refer to the "foot pound" of tq. Are you referring to lb-ft of torque?" in reference to rednecks in N. California., Pennsylvania. & Central Florida (by the by, don't you hate it when people refer to "CA" (not "California") as a state?).

Thought you would like to broaden your campaign to Sin City, LV Nevada, home of Dynojet. My "248H Chassis Dynamometer Test Data" reads in "ft-lb"
Donald

Chris Lockhart

Jim, I'm exactly the opposite. I get aggravated everytime I hear "pound feet". I was an aircraft mechanic in the Marines, then an industrial mechanic, auto mechanic, and then back to an aircraft mechanic. During this 20 year period I've always heard, been instucted in and seen in print(both in the tech manuals and on the torque wrenches) "foot pounds". It wasn't until the late '90's that I started hearing and seeing the term "pound feet". Now mind you I'm not starting a debate over who is right, I'm just stating my own observations and experiences, but like I said, it's one of my own peeves. My wife can't stand it either. She was an aircraft Tech in the Air Force, and was also instucted in "foot pounds". Oh well, in the grand scheme of life it don't mean squat who's right.Cheers. <img src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" />

Tom

I got the "Conversion Chart" at last year's Parade goodie store. Parts & Service publication PNA 000 142. You can probably get one at a dealer, I first saw it in Performance Products catalog, generic version too.