- May 18, 2017
I've been looking to buy my own torque wrench which I'll mostly be using on the rear axle nut and the lock nuts. The first requires 98Nm and the latter requires 27Nm. I've been looking at which wrenches are available and for some reason, all wrenches seem to either allow for really low torques (4 - 30 Nm or so) or starting at 28Nm and going up into the range of ~200Nm.
Would it be ok for me to use a 28Nm torque wrench to tighten bolts listed as 27Nm? Actually, the oil drain bolt is listed as 26Nm. Would 28Nm be a problem? I must admit I don't really know how big of a difference 1 or 2 Nm makes. But it also feels a bit silly to having to buy two separate wrenches for such a small difference.
Would it be ok for me to use a 28Nm torque wrench to tighten bolts listed as 27Nm? Actually, the oil drain bolt is listed as 26Nm. Would 28Nm be a problem? I must admit I don't really know how big of a difference 1 or 2 Nm makes. But it also feels a bit silly to having to buy two separate wrenches for such a small difference.