Laser 1342 User manual

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Instructions
1342
Torque Wrench
3/8"D
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Distributed by The Tool Connection Ltd
Kineton Road, Southam, Warwickshire CV47 0DR
T+44 (0) 1926 815000 F+44 (0) 1926 815888
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If this product fails through faulty materials or workmanship, contact our service
department direct on: [phone]. Normal wear and tear are excluded as
are consumable items and abuse.
Guarantee
• For first time use, or after a long period without use,
adjust wrench up and down a few time to distribute
lubricant throughout the mechanism.
• Tighten in a slow and controlled manner and stop
applying pressure immediately the required setting
has been reached. Tightening too quickly will result
in an inaccurate final torque figure.
• Take care to stop applying further torque once the
desired setting has been reached. Over-torqueing
can damage the wrench.
• After using the wrench, unlock and turn the adjuster
to the lowest setting for storage. Take care not to turn
the adjuster lower that the minimum torque setting or
the mechanism may be damaged.
• Never use the torque wrench to tighten a fastener to
a higher torque than the maximum torque setting.
• Take care of the torque wrench and keep it clean; do
not store in areas of high temperature or humidity.
Please visit:
www.lasertools.co.uk/registration
for your online Guarantee Registration
Precautions
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Our warranty policy is one year from date of purchase.
Please register your date of purchase by going to:
www.lasertools.co.uk/product-registration
To register you will be asked for the following information:
Name and Address
Retailers Name and Town
Date of purchase (always keep receipt)
Part Number and Serial Number
The Serial Number can be found on your Certificate of
Conformance in accordance with ISO 6789-1.
Warranty

Dual Scale Torque Wrench
Primary Scale: 20-110Nm
Secondary Scale: 14.8-81.1 Ft/Lbs
Drive: 3/8"D
Features:
Repair kits available: Part No. 2731
Top Ten Tips
• Always ensure your torque wrench is
maintained in a dry, clean environment.
• Always release the torque after use.
• Store the torque wrench in the case in which it
was provided.
Maintenance
• Dropping the torque wrench.
• Overloading the recommended torque.
• Not using the torque wrench for a long period
of time.
• Using the torque wrench in serious hot or cold
conditions (0˚<50˚C).
• Leaving the torque wrench on a set torque.
• Using it to break a bolt (undoing).
• Using it as a breaker bar.
Warning:
• Never use an extension bar.
• Never use a length of pipe to extend the
handle of your torque wrench.
1. Always follow the vehicle manufacturer’s
specifications when making torque settings.
2. Study any additional information that may
indicate any special conditions under which
the torque settings were established, for
example whether the fixing is to be applied
dry or lubricated.
3. If there are several nuts or bolts holding
an assembly together such as a cylinder
head for example, tighten each nut or bolt
a little at a time in turn until you reach the
specified torque. Refer to the manufacturer’s
documentation to ascertain if there is a
specific pattern or order of tightening,
4. Never store a torque wrench with a load
setting still applied as this will over time
damage the internal load mechanism and
make the wrench inaccurate. Always adjust
to the lowest torque setting (but not below)
before storage.
5. Never overload a torque wrench.
6. If you want to tighten a bolt to higher than the
wrench can go then use a alternative torque
wrench with the correct capacity.
7. Never use torque wrenches to undo fixings.
8. Have your torque wrench regularly calibrated.
The frequency of this requirement varies but
a good guide in a average size automotive
workshop would be every two years.
9. When setting your wrench always wind up
to the setting not down to. For example if
the wrench has previously been used set at
150Nm and you now want to set it to 50Nm
you should return to less than 50Nm then
adjust up to 50Nm. This ensures the setting is
correct.
10. Your torque wrench is a precision tool. Do not
abuse, drop or throw the wrench.
The calibration of Conformance in accordance with ISO
6789-1 supplied is generated when the wrench was tested
for accuracy by the manufacturer. It has no valid “to date”,
that is down to the regulations the workshops work to (i.e. in
some ISO cases can be every six months). Tool Connection
cannot recalibrate a torque wrench.
Reasons for Torque Wench Malfunction
For further information on Torque Wrenches
download our 'What is Torque' from our
website.