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Torque wrench advice
Hi there,
I am trying to put together a small tool set that allows to carry out standard maintenance on my Ten. My question is about torque wrenches (bear with me, I am only a IT engineer with "some" experience on mechanics:confused3:) How many torque wrenches do you need to be able to set torque on most of the Ten's nuts and bolts? Which is the minimum set I should have on my toolset? Do I need to get several ranging different torques? Is there any wrench out there that I can use on all the bike? I would like to be able to set the torque on wheel axles, sprockets, engine bolts, oil drain bolts, brake calipers, etc etc. Any link to torque wrenches of your choice will be more that welcome. Cheers |
There is nothing wrong with the halford stuff, I have two of them that cover everything:
This one does nearly every job you need it for -> http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_165469 There are only a few fasteners that require more than 60Nm, mostly structural stuff, wheels nuts etc. Everything else is mostly 10-30Nm, although there are some that are 5Nm. For a second wrench to cover the stuff over 60Nm then here -> http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_165469 Machine Mart is always a good place to look for tools, and there is usually a shop within riding distance. Many to choose from -> http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/se...ype/any/page/1 Ideally. something that ranges from 5 - 60Nm will be good for most stuff on the bike. You may need to consider a 3/8 to 1/2 adapter too depending on what you purchase, sometimes it can be difficult to get the 1/2 sockets into places. You'll need one going the other way too, in case your 3/8 drive wants to use a 1/2 socket - depends on your wrench and your socket set to get the right match. |
3/4" ? :103:
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Ball-locks.
Typo... 3/8..... Old fashioned measurements for old fashioned people.... |
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Very useful comment. As expected, at least two to cover all jobs on the bike. I guess it makes sense to go for the 8-60Nm initially. I will have a look to the torques for the more common operations. I also saw this on MachineMart on the website: http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...C=RV-060810610 Do you think this will be able to tighten bolts to an specified torque?? Cheers |
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In the meantime, from the spec it looks like it just tightens everything to 170Nm, which is quite tight and will certainly strip many of the threads on the bike! I don't have one (never found the need as my manual Impact Driver has always got me out of trouble) but if I did I would only use it for the undoing of stubborn nuts/bolts, using a more accurate torque wrench for tightening. Of course it's just my opinion, others may differ. |
I have one of
these, which will do 10-80Nm - good kit at a fair price. Will do everything on the bike except the steering stem nut, swingarm pivot bolt and rear axle nut. I have a bigger 1/2" drive one for these that I've had for donkey's years. There is, as mentioned, a few 5 and 7Nm fasteners, but I've always done them by "feel".
Adapters are always handy, but remember, the more links (adapters, extention bars etc) you put between the torque wrench and the nut/bolt, the less accurate it will be (especially when the torque setting is very low) and never use a universal joint adapter or wobble bar, as you'll end up miles out. |
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