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Here we go then!!!

Up until 2000 I'd been spannering my own bikes for 31 years yes I'm that old!!!,torque wrench WTF needs one of those!!,I'd just bought an almost new R1100s took the back wheel off to fit a hugger and put it all back together put the 4 bolts into the back wheel and with a socket and bar hung on them till I thought it was ok.

Went and tested the bike did a couple of miles and came back,coming back the back brakes felt spongey,got back on the drive and checked what was going on!! the wheel was falling off,when I checked on the net I find the torque setting is 105nm per bolt and realise I wasn't the smart arse I thought I was and went and bought two TW's and have used them both ever since,apart from low settings and I don't use them on sump bolts.

Oh and I still have the bike!!

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Originally Posted by waynovetten (Post 193107)

good that spotted that on time! :023:

TWs give good piece of mind!

Hi there,

thanks for your comment guys.
I finally order the following on tooled-up.com:

http://www.tooled-up.com/product/dra...-wrench/15135/
http://www.tooled-up.com/product/dra...-wrench/15609/
http://www.tooled-up.com/product/dra...-socket/13546/
http://www.tooled-up.com/product/dra...tee-bar/20671/
http://www.tooled-up.com/product/dra...2-drive/15627/

Sliding tee bar and 22mm socket (high torq) for the rear axle.
The idea is to have as few tools as possible. I have got a socket (3/8") set already that will cover the smaller sizes needed for other pieces on the bike.

The only part I am still missing is the Hex bit 14mm for the front axle.
Any idea whether this would do the job?

http://www.tooled-up.com/product/dra...lug-key/16086/

Edit: after searching in the forum I confirmed that drain plug keys do the job for the front axle.

Cheers

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Originally Posted by hebbo (Post 193319)

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Edit: after searching in the forum I confirmed that drain plug keys do the job for the front axle.

Cheers

I've got one of these:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/KS-Tools-911...dp/B001NYX2WK/

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...0L._SY355_.jpg

Got a 1/2" bar in my tool tube.

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Originally Posted by WeaveMcQuilt (Post 193332)

I've got one of these:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/KS-Tools-911...dp/B001NYX2WK/

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...0L._SY355_.jpg

Got a 1/2" bar in my tool tube.

I saw that one too in Amazon. Wasnt sure whether the length of the bit was enough.
I will give a try to the Draper plg drain key and see.

Thanks for letting me know anyway.

cheers

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Originally Posted by hebbo (Post 193342)

I will give a try to the Draper plg drain key and see.

One thing to check, and I haven't.... The drain plug, what torque can it take, and is it enough to work for the front wheel spindle ?

Worth checking the sump bung torque against the front spindle and take a view on it's suitability from there

I would be inclined to use the socket with the Allen key insert, rather than a cast one. It will no doubt work, I just live by the mantra 'buy once'

Your choice at the end of the day.

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Originally Posted by Gas_Up_Lets_Go (Post 193345)

Yes, you may be right. As I said, I had a look to the socket with the hex insert on amazon, but I though that the Draper one, having all in one piece, would be more reliable?
Anyway, I found that, at least in tooled-up/Amazon, the information about how much torque a specific piece can take is generally missing :sad10:

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Originally Posted by Gas_Up_Lets_Go (Post 193345)

Worth checking the sump bung torque against the front spindle and take a view on it's suitability from there

Some people on the forum has used this Drain Plug Key on the past:

http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?...ght=Drain+Plug

At the on of the day, 60Nm torque is not a massive, or is it?:eusa_think: I am sure I will get more familiar weith torques once I have the new toys at home :unibrow:
I will write back with the final result.

Thanks again for you help

You'll be fine with a drain plug hex socket. Some sump drain plugs are as low as 10Nm, but other vehicles I've had have been up to 80Nm. Any sump tool from a reputable manufacturer is going to cover all ends plus some in hand.

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Originally Posted by hebbo (Post 193346)

At the on of the day, 60Nm torque is not a massive, or is it?:eusa_think: I am sure I will get more familiar weith torques once I have the new toys at home :unibrow:

60Nm isn't massive. To put it into perspective it is the equivalent hanging a 20Kg mass off the end of a standard 300mm long wrench, or 6Kg over a lever 1000mm long. Push down on a set of bathroom scales and you'll see how easy it is to exert 20Kg with your hand - easy!