ft/lbs-in/lbs-nm

[Whatsit]

Is there a coversion chart somewhere online for the difference between ft/lbs, inch/lbs, and nm?

 

[SuperKid]

http://onlineconversion.com/torque.htm

 

[Charles (in GA)]

Here is a great unit converter for torque units.

http://www.tohnichi.com/conversion.htm

Lets say you go on Ebay and buy a great torque wrench, only problem is, it is only marked in metric, say Nm. Your car manual only gives the wheel torque spec as 90 lb/ft. You go to the handy dandy converter above, and plug in 90 and set the units to lb/ft and you get.....

122.4 Nm or 1240 Ncm

You also get other less commonly used values, all of 'em, at once.

Charles

 

[kartracer55]

1 ft lb = 12 inch lbs...

1lb hung from a 12 inch bar pivoting around a center axis is the same as 12 lbs hung from a 1 inch bar on that same axis

 

[Fast Orange]

Or just get totally lazy about the whole conversion deal-get a SO TechWrench and push the buttons until you get the right units-

George

 

[drbill]

As was already said 12 inch pounds in 1 foot pound.
If you want to convert from foot pounds to newton meters devide it by 0.7375
90 /0.7375=122.03
To go from newton meters to foot pounds times it by 0.7375
122x0.7375=89.975
I've used this alot at work, everything is newton meters but one of my torque wrenches is foot pounds.

 

[cvairwerks]

Winner on necroposting....almost 18 years since the last post in the thread.

 

[nbpt100]

OK, an old post that some may read and learn something from. Nothing wrong with that. In 2006 I do not think they had these. if they did, they were likely too expensive for the average person to even consider.

1/2 in. Drive 25-250 ft. lb. Digital Torque Adapter

Amazing deals on this 1/2In Drive Digital Torque Adapter at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices.

www.harborfreight.com

 

[cvairwerks]

Was just funny that someone joined up and their first post is to revive a thread that died out in early 2006. Been a number of torque conversion and measurement threads since then.

 

[seber]

A little embarrassing for the poster but to be honest, that is how almost everyone ends up here. Do a google search and find an old thread. Decide you have something valuable to add. Get embarrassed but come back anyway.

 

[Beauregard]

Well. I don't think it's embarrassing. We all have a first post here.
Mine was certainly dorky.

 

[mike93lx]

A little embarrassing for the poster but to be honest, that is how almost everyone ends up here. Do a google search and find an old thread. Decide you have something valuable to add. Get embarrassed but come back anyway.

A brand new user, posting a link in a 18 year old thread? Spammer. Reported

 

[Zeke]

Well. I don't think it's embarrassing. We all have a first post here.
Mine was certainly dorky.

Agreed in this incidence. Those that join and post once right away and disappear are the ones that are up to something. In many cases I couldn't tell you what that is. But this guy waited 3 days.