Re: How important is it to Torque Bolts?
 

lol to be fair, isnt that how all people tighten things anyway lol.
"there thats tight enough now, and just a bit more for good measure"

lol. Maybe just me then but still made me laugh thinking about it.

Re: How important is it to Torque Bolts?
 

New bike : £5,000

150pc Socket set : £100

Haynes Manual : £19.99

That feeling when the bolt you're tightening suddenly goes loose : Priceless

Mechanical experience; For everyone else there's Torque Wrenches...

;)

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the_lone_wolf: I am sure you have posted something good I just cant take my eyes of your avatar

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You know you love me, s'just more cushion for the pushin'

:smt008

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Looks like he's been working out since the last time I saw him. ;)

Anyway - just to clarify. I do possess a torque wrench but I don't use it for everything. My choice and nothing has dropped off yet. ;)

Re: How important is it to Torque Bolts?
 

people use a torque wrench, i agree with leedsmatt tighten it up till its about right then just abit more for good measure. :)

Re: How important is it to Torque Bolts?
 

I have 3 TW's varing in nm (Halfrauds pro make) trouble is i never trust them? sometimes they click out early other times they seem way to tight! as scoobs said early'r i think i too have a feel for a thread and how much pressure you can put on it, ive never had a thread strip or break or had a bolt come loose.
If i was doing something serious like tightening a head down or summit then id use one.
My thinking is "if your ham fisted with a socket set then use a TW"

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It really comes down to how much you trust yourself to know when it feels right.
If you have relevant experience and have been spannering for some time you can probably be relied upon to make a useful enough estimation, if you don't then I'd say a torque wrench was a good move.

Also I echo the comments above about getting the same torque setting on something that has a number of fixings, often the specific torque isn't that critical - ensuring they're all similarly tightened is.

Don't overtighten the sump plug of an SV, the sump isn't separate form the cases, fixing it ain't as easy as with many other engines.

Re: How important is it to Torque Bolts?
 

I have two, a heavy duty Teng and a light duty Draper. I always find it satisfying to know I've done things as they should be.

I figure, they don't list all those settings for nothing.

Re: How important is it to Torque Bolts?
 

I have a large cheap one from the market - only really use it on the rear axle nut, and even then it doesn't feel tight enough, so I usually tighten a bit more.

Anyone got a good method of testing torque wrenches?