Yeah, yeah, that's what I mean guys, there taint a good one out there. Tim and
Lonnie, I think you guys know by now that I just like to stir things up a bit to
stimulate some conversation.
Actually I've went thru this many years ago. The problem with a hanging scale is
the higher the capacity the less sensitive and less accurate they are at the lower
end. The ideal scale for this sort of measurement would be a 0 to 5 lb. hanging
scale but no one makes one of those. Oh yes, Tim, that postage scale you posted
the link to is only good to 4oz.
This is a Rapala 15lb. scale that I found a few years back after a lot of searching.
It has a pretty good feel down at the lower end. But in the real world I think what
the engineers at GM were trying to define for us was that we should just feel a
slight drag in the gear when we turn the wheel. The 1-1 1/2lb. preload spec is just
some way of defining that you need just a touch of drag.
http://www.pbase.com/dennygraham/image/147721999 Denny Graham
Somewhere north of Sandwich, IL
