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    Torque wrench

    Thanks for the advice. I was looking at a craftsman but the closest Sears to me is 60 miles away and it doesn't come with a case. It also seemed to have a little too much plastic for my taste (but what do I know, I've never owned one.) I had planned to pamper this tool, so I abandoned craftsman...
  2. Diesel73

    Torque wrench

    I plan to rebuild my transmission and transfer case and obviously need a good torque wrench. I've scoured the Internet and the Big MSC book. At engineeringtalk.com the Slimline Nobar was voted best for the buck and in MSC the Utica, Armstrong, and PROTO seem to be the best. I've only used a...
  3. Diesel73

    Helical Gear Calculations

    jackboot, Interesting. If you have any pictures I'd love to see them. I'll look for Shigley & Miscke in the library. Is that the title? Thanks.
  4. Diesel73

    Helical Gear Calculations

    I plan to make my own automotive transmission and I would like to find some helical gear calculations like the lateral force. Any help will be appreciated, I would like to find them on the internet. Thank you.

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