What I use as a breaker bar is an old clicker-style torque wrench--because it's big and it ratchets. Even when this thing was new it was not very accurate so I quit using it as a torque wrench and now use it primarily as a breaker bar.

As for using a torque wrench as a breaker bar I have always heard it was okay to do so as long as you do not exceed the maximum torque limit of the torque wrench when breaking a nut loose. If this is not the case why then do torque wrenches have scales on both sides of zero? And why does clicker-style torque wrench have a reverse mechanism if it should not be used in reverse? Just curious as to your thoughts on this.

 

Well of course if you exceed the specs of the torque wrench then you may knock it out of calibration, but yea now that I think about it it's probably a bad practice to use them for breaking bolts

 

neffster, i completly agree with the install, if you can get it done by a shop for 50 then do it. Only problem, both reputable exhaust shops i know both said they wouldnt do it casue of legal issues even after i assured them the car was for the track use only.