Torque Wrench

[lx_online]

Hi,

Has anybody got a useable torque wrench that I could buy? Struggling to get together £70 to buy a halfords pro one... Alternatively if you can recommend a cheaper one that still does a good job.

(I think the tightest one is 100Nm on the SV?)

Alex.

[hardhat_harry]

I think you will have a problem with that, engineers consider a torque wrench is for life not just for xmas....

[SV Mad]

I got one similar to this ten years ago and it's still going strong and nowhere near £70.

http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=26064&Referrer=froogle&ctype=2&gclid=CPueutHo_qoCFUcMtAodT0Qq0Q

[andrewsmith]

Machine Mart or toolstation are about £30 for a 150Nm 1/2" torque wrench

Drapers are £27

[Shawthing]

Few months ago i came across Clas Ohlson.
Torque wrench (£30) 60 TO 210Nm and Chrome Vanadium 1/2""-24mm socket (~£3)
And they have shop in Watford and other places.

[Nobbylad]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0001K9T2O/ref=oss_product

Draper 34570 3/8-Inch Square Drive 10-80 nm

£23

[Chris Bird]

Hi,

Has anybody got a useable torque wrench that I could buy? Struggling to get together £70 to buy a halfords pro one... Alternatively if you can recommend a cheaper one that still does a good job.

(I think the tightest one is 100Nm on the SV?)

Alex.

145 nm on your front sprocket nut IIRC

[lx_online]

145 nm on your front sprocket nut IIRC

Cheers for this! I could have ended up buying the wrong wrench that maxed out at 100Nm. Hopefully my Haines manual will arrive soon so I can check all of the settings in there.

Thanks all for your recommendations as well.

[muzikill]

big torque i bought from argos. Up to 25nm i bought from screwfix.

[cymroboi]

ive still got this in the shed doing nothing .....£60 posted mac tools
http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=166641

[Bibio]

if i'm honest i would say that i only use a torque wrench for low torques such as spark plugs, disc bolts, headstock bearings and such like as the hand is a bit fisted. everything else including sprocket nuts and wheel spindles are 'tight enough is good enough'.

[lx_online]

Has anybody had any experience with FAMEX?

This one looks good:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/FAMEX-10886-GS-Torque-Wrench/dp/B000CSXN9K/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1315558321&sr=8-5

[beabert]

I got the draper, theres a review online comparing them somewhere. Draper was most accurate iirc.

[lx_online]

I got the draper, theres a review online comparing them somewhere. Draper was most accurate iirc.

Thanks. The draper is £5 cheaper and if more accurate probably the winner.

[beabert]

Cant find it now, but its why i chose it. The similar priced sealey one was crap.

[phil24_7]

I still don't own one and my bikes have been stripped and built more time than I care to remember. No problems so far!

[lx_online]

I still don't own one and my bikes have been stripped and built more time than I care to remember. No problems so far!

Ah, but you've stripped and rebuilt a bike = more experience than I!

[phil24_7]

Had no experience before I started. There's only a few bolts that need gentle tightening, and they can be accurately guessed upon using internet guides and trial and error, the rest get done up as tight as I think they should, which usually means very! LOL

[phil24_7]

OP, just make sure you loosen the wrench after each use, otherwise it'll loose it's calibration very quickly!

[lx_online]

Will do - I borrowed my neighbours and he told me that too.