I agree with all the statements above.

Ft lb is the same measurement for a torque wrench as it is for a motor. If you weigh 150 and stand on a one foot breaker bar you are making 150 ft lb. of torque by definition. On an engine it all happens quickly over and over but it is still the same basic measure.

Someone said torque applied over a measurement of distance becomes work...that is correct (by scientific definition).

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