Need 4 ft cheater bar

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Aug 19, 2022 | 08:02 AM

aqua-holic

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Need 4 ft cheater bar

Hey everyone,
Where's the best / cheapest place to get a 4ft section of pipe to go over a 300 ft lb torque wrench to get the spindle nut on/off on my truck. Thanks

Aug 19, 2022 | 10:18 AM

glc

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I would not use a cheater bar on a torque wrench - but that's fine to use on a breaker bar to bust it loose.

Aug 19, 2022 | 10:43 AM

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If you have a floor jack, the handle is usually two parts. Half of the floor jack handle makes a great cheater bar pipe.

Aug 19, 2022 | 11:13 AM

ManualF150

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I have an Icon 3/4” drive 4 foot breaker bar for this task. I use 3/4” drive sockets for these larger tasks as well as a 3/4” drive torque wrench.

Aug 20, 2022 | 10:24 AM

aqua-holic

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Appreciate the help. Gonna go to HF and get a Icon 3/4" breaker bar. I don't think my HF 24" 1/2 drive can stand taking iff the spindle without snapping it. Plus the 36mm socket is 3/4 too

Thanks again 👍