Can anyone talk me through what exactly lb/ft torque is?

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I'm not completely up to speed on the technical side of things, and wondered if anyone could quickly talk me through what lb/ft torque is????

Any input appreciated.

Thanks.
 
I wanted to know a bit more than that, for example is it the torque of the wheel rotating or the engine which is measured? or is it both the same?

I still don't fully understand it, even though I have a decent knowledge of maths and physics.
 
What I was geting as is its not a ratio as it's often written. lb/ft.

it can be foot pounds or pounds feet. Perhaps even pound foots ?-? :)
 
I'm not completely up to speed on the technical side of things, and wondered if anyone could quickly talk me through what lb/ft torque is???? Any input appreciated.
Thanks.

Has your question been answered sufficiently for you?
 
Sid, can you explain the following then as the website i quoted above states: "TORQUE is defined as a FORCE around a given point, applied at a RADIUS from that point. Note that the unit of TORQUE is one pound-foot (often misstated), while the unit of WORK is one foot-pound." - lbft and ftlb are different things?

I have absolutely no idea on this whatsoever and would like to be clear, thanks,
 

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