Originally Posted by
HillRider
I don't know if there is a way to get a reverse torque reading with that wrench but some of the other ones on that Amazon page say "dual directional" so you may want to return it for a more suitable one. However, beam-type torque wrenches are all dual directional, less expensive for similar quality and won't go out of calibration unless you bend something.
Yeah, that was my problem. I left my beam-style torque wrench in the closet where I store my bike stuff instead of in my workbench for some reason and some boxes shifted and bent it. Now, it's just a 1/2" drive wrench with a long cheater bar. Fortunately, it wasn't very expensive on amazon.