2007-03-07 09:39:58 · 7 answers · asked by Christian 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
A breaker bar is just a long bar used for leverage to get a bolt off. A torque wrench is however used for measuring torque when tightening a nut or bolt. It has the little dial that moves kinda like an old tire pressure gauge.
2007-03-07 09:43:24 · answer #1 · answered by djmixmode 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The breaker bar is a simple bar with a flex head to fit a socket. It is for brute force application. The torque wrench is more like a ratchet with handle that can be turn to get a specific torque. It allows you to tighten a bolt at a specific torque. The breaker bar is good to lose the bolt, while the torque wrench is for tighten the bolt (at specification mentioned in manufacturer's repair manual).
2007-03-07 10:04:46 · answer #2 · answered by e.mechanics 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Breaker Wrench
2016-11-05 03:02:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A breaker bar is usually used to remove "frozen" nuts/bolts on an engine or machinery that can't be removed with a conventional wrench.A torque wrench applies a pre-setted pressure "torque"(torsion)on the bolt/nut and is measured in ft/lb..in/lb or newton/meters. The amount of pressure (torque) is determined by the product manufacturer.
2007-03-07 10:01:05 · answer #4 · answered by kaybil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the torque wrench has an indiacater that shows stress. the breaker bar looks about the same but has no indicater
2007-03-07 10:41:29 · answer #5 · answered by duster 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first answer was complete, brilliant and well thought out.
2007-03-07 09:56:24 · answer #6 · answered by Country Boy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
djmixmodes is right.
2007-03-07 09:46:16 · answer #7 · answered by Ty19 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋