Here are a few ways to do it at home:
http://shopngarage.com/2011/11/torque-wrenches-part-ii-calibration/
I purchased a Craftsman digital torque adapter a couple of years ago and use
it to check mine periodically. I see them on eBay from time to time.
Tim
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On Apr 15, 2012, at 11:12 AM, "John & Pat Donnelly" <pdonnel1 at san.rr.com>
wrote:
> It will probably cost as much to get the calibration checked as it would be
> for a new one. Although I'm not sure how closely calibrated it needs to be?
> It may be fine with +/- 10%. That wide a swing on the head bolts only puts
> 115 lbs on the bolts/nuts, which surely will take that. The place to worry
> about is into aluminum, but using a 1/2in drive wrench is not a tool to use
> here.
>
> Johnnie
>
>> Hello, everyone.
>>
>> My torque wrench is a half-inch Craftsman click type that is --dare I
>> say-- thirty years old. I've kept it zeroed out and stored
>> appropriately, but worry that it may no longer be calibrated. I'll
>> need it in a couple of weeks when I begin reassembling the engine.
>>
>> Where does one take such a beast so someone can poke a piece of wood in
>> its mouth and make it say "AAHHHHH"?
>>
>> Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
>> New Hampshire
>
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