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+ | ====== REF: Tools - 111 ====== | ||
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+ | ====== Cheater Bar, Breaker Bar and General Leverage Assistance ====== | ||
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+ | ===== Cheater Bar ===== | ||
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+ | Cheater bars are usually used to break free threaded pipe, screws, bolts, and other fasteners too difficult to remove with a ratchet or pipe wrench alone. \\ | ||
+ | They are also commonly used to operate valves. ((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheater_bar)) \\ | ||
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+ | The cheater bar allows higher torque with the same force by: \\ | ||
+ | torque = radius × force \\ | ||
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+ | A cheater bar (snipe, a pipe extension or an extension pipe) is slipped over the handle of a wrench to extend the length of the handle. \\ | ||
+ | The extra length adds leverage and allows you to pull with the same force to add extra turning power to the wrench. \\ | ||
+ | A cheater bar is generally not needed while using a torque wrench on a Sportster. \\ | ||
+ | The wrench itself is designed for the intended torque range that it works in. \\ | ||
+ | There is change of torque applied to the wrench if using a cheater bar on it. \\ | ||
+ | You will lose 'feel' when using one. If using it on a clicker wrench, you can easily over-torque before the wrench clicks. \\ | ||
+ | Avoid using a cheater bar on a torque wrench unless it's necessary. \\ | ||
+ | The bar over the end can move the set value on a clicker wrench while you're using it. \\ | ||
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+ | **Problems with using cheater bars**: ((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheater_bar)) \\ | ||
+ | OSHA, MSHA, CCOHS, EU-OSHA, etc. strictly prohibit or discourage the use of cheater bars due to the extreme risk of injury or death to users and bystanders. \\ | ||
+ | If the component frees suddenly, you can become a projectile propelled into whatever is in the "line-of-fire". \\ | ||
+ | This could (and has) resulted in falls, impacts, punctures, and other injuries. \\ | ||
+ | The cheater bar itself can become a catapult. \\ | ||
+ | Heat is produced whenever a bolt is tightened or loosened. The faster you turn, the more the heat. \\ | ||
+ | A cheater bar can quickly heat (or overheat) a fastener or the opposing threads where the fastener resides. \\ | ||
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+ | {{:techtalk:ref:tools:cheater_bar_1_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by Hippysmack)) {{:techtalk:ref:tools:cheater_bar_2_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by Hippysmack)) \\ | ||
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+ | ===== Breaker Bar (pull handle) ===== | ||
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+ | A breaker bar is a lengthy, non-ratcheting tool intended for use with sockets. It works on the same principle of length as a cheater bar. \\ | ||
+ | The primary function of this long tool is to generate more torque than a standard socket wrench when you apply the same amount of force. \\ | ||
+ | Breaker bars can range from 10"-38.5" in length. \\ | ||
+ | These tools are useful for turning sockets and loosening any nuts and bolts that are tight or have become stuck. | ||
+ | They are much more safer than a cheater bar. | ||
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+ | {{:techtalk:ref:tools:breaker_bar_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by Hippysmack)) \\ | ||
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+ | ===== Double Wrench Method ===== | ||
+ | You can wedge a bigger open/box end wrench on a smaller one to gain extra leverage. \\ | ||
+ | This works on the same principle of extending the pull point for extra length/leverage. | ||
+ | Caution: The leverage wrench can slip with busted knuckles or other injury to follow. \\ | ||
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+ | {{:techtalk:ref:tools:double_wrench_leverage_1_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by Hippysmack)) {{:techtalk:ref:tools:double_wrench_leverage_2_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by Hippysmack)) \\ | ||
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