Originally Posted by
NatUp
As long as the ultimate force you pressed on the torque wrench wasn't more than it was designed for, what's the harm? My torque wrench laughs at stubborn freewheels. Laughs, I tell you.
Which would mean its range isn't appropriate for even tightening BB cups, since the resolution would be at an extreme end of the scale.
Even if it's digital, that doesn't make it accurate.