Re: Wheel nut torque

["Robb N. Wong" <Robb@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

LOL - correct Bruce - that was my intent. Maybe I should have been
clearer!  ;-)
I thought that nanometers was "how long is something" and foot pounds is
"how tight do you turn it".

It's ethnically impossible, but I don't do math or science. ;-)

Robb Wong
Robb@xxxxxxxxxxx


"Dinoff, Bruce L" wrote:
> 
> Footpounds is a measure of torque or rotational force.  Don't ask me any
> more thoughor I'll have to remember college physics!  B.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robb N. Wong [mailto:Robb@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 10:10 AM
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Wheel nut torque
> 
> I don't mean to be a dick - but isn't nm (nanometers) a measurement of
> length, but foot lbs. is a measurement of pressure?  It seems
> inconsistent.
> 
> However, if you type "measurement conversion" into Yahoo, it gives you a
> bunch of tables to convert your measurements.  I just tried it myself -
> but was unable to convert nm's to ft/lbs.
> 
> Hope this helps a little...
> 
> Robb
> Robb@xxxxxxxxxxx
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> GEAK,
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