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Originally Posted by tyl604
Good and interesting reading but there is a lot of it. Think I might have asked this question before but I cannot quite remember - and I do not see the answer in the articles that I just read.
Bought a half inch torque wrench and see that most of my sockets are 3/8. If I use a reducing socket on the torque wrench in order to use the 3/8 sockets, does it affect the proper calc of the torque?
Think not but not sure.
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The adapter you are asking about is generally considered to have zero effect, but other extensions do require compensation..
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