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Old 03-25-24, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by bikamper
We called that a 'Torque Enhancer' in the railroad industry. Using a 'cheater bar' was frowned upon by those who made up the safety rules.
When I worked at the power plant, the mechanics had some huge wrenches that had a big square "handle" that was made to be hit with a sledge hammer. I presume they only used it for disassembly, since they were pretty anal about torque specs on assembly.


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