Working out torque if you don't know it?

Yugguy

Torque King
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Rugby (expat Preston lad)
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Merc C220Cdi Elegan
I'm going to change drop links tomorrow and don't know the torque. Could I stick a torque wrench in the existing nut, on a low setting, try to tighten - it will slip of course, but then increase the torque setting until it does tighten? Then that gives me the torque for the new ones.
 
An old nut will have seized on, so higher inertial forces are required to overcome this before it starts turning, its similar to pushing a car from stationary, lots of effort to get it moving then less effort later.
 
Aye. Couldnt do it on my drop links as I dont have a hollow socket set and need a T30 in the centre.

Why they don't put flats on the bolt somewhere I do not know, it would be so much easier.
 

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