Re: how many ftlbs of torque is 55nm

["Paul Wilson" <paulwilson@xxxxxxxxx>]

Pete,

A nanometre is one billionth of a metre and is typically used in the
measurement of light waves.  When it comes to torque,  Nm stands for
'Newton-metres',  the Metric unit of measurement for torque.

1 Newton-metre (Nm)  =  0.738 Pounds-force feet (lb ft).

Therefore,  55 Nm  =  40.59 lb ft of torque.

Converting in the other direction,   1 lb ft  =  1.356 Nm.

Hope this helps!

Regards,

Paul Wilson
Toronto, Canada
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From: PAPEG@xxxxxxx <PAPEG@xxxxxxx>
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, March 24, 2000 7:19 PM
Subject: how many ftlbs of torque is 55nm


> Can some one tell me how many foot pounds 55nanometers are . I just
finished
>tightening my chain, the owners manual gives tolerance in both metric and
>inches then gives torque in nm. what the hell is a nanometer? I guess im
>showing my age but when i went to school metric wasnt around and i dont
have
>a clue . wish metric never happened are system is much easyer. My torque
>wrench only reads in ftlbs, its so easy to firgure inch pounds to
footpounds
>but what the hell is this nanometer.    thanks pete
>
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