\nSometimes, typing a question into a search engine, you need only a few words before the anticipation algorithm completes it. I always feel good then, because I know that if so many people have asked the same question,\n
\nToday I typed in how much torque<\/em>, then saw the completion can a 1\/2 inch drive take<\/em> – my exact question.<\/p>\n \nI recently performed a part replacement that involved a cheater bar possibly 2 1\/2 feet, with me leaning against it. I weigh 180lbs, but was standing on the bare floor; not all my weight, likely, was transferred to the bar. I believe half was, though; in that case, the torque might have been 2.5feetx90pounds or 225ftxpounds. It could have been more, though, depending on how much push my feet could develop along the floor.\n<\/p>\n \nThe driver was 1\/2 inch, solid (not ratcheted). The nut came loose with a sound like a small gong being rung.<\/p>\n \nThe forum I looked at suggests the limit for a half-inch drive might be 230 to 300 ftxpounds of torque; my experience seems to agree.<\/p>\n Source:<\/p>\n mechanics.stackexchange.com<\/a><\/p>\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Self-tutoring about mechanics: the tutor shares a question and his own experience. Sometimes, typing a question into a search engine, you need only a few words before the anticipation algorithm completes it. I always feel good then, because I know …<\/p>\n