Torque Values
 

Afternoon all, im looking at getting myself a semi decent torque wrench.
Think its between the halfords professional which goes between the values 8-60nm would this be sufficient to torque the majority of the bolts on the sv off the top of my head all i can think is it wont do the axle nut, any others have a higher torque level than this?
Also any other suggestions for torque wrenches looking to spend £50-70
thanks

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Got mine from Huddersfield market - can't have been more than £15. It goes way over 100Nm but the primary gauge on it is lb-ft so you have to convert. Which is dead easy cos 1Nm is approx 0.75 lb-ft.

2 main problems with it - its too big, and probably not that accurate.

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i had 1 of those before. After 1 use it broke and with me and my gorilla brain/strength then over tightened the sump bolt. So was looking for something a bit more durable but not stupid money, as i have had a bit of of a fettle with the sv lately and i do enjoy working on my own bikes

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I use one of these, found it pretty nice quality.

http://www.abbeypowertools.co.uk/dra...602-54627.aspx

Its a 3/8 drive though so you may need a 3/8" to 1/2" adapter for a quid or so.

Re: Torque Values
 

Good morning all.

One thing worth noting with torque wrenches is that they're rarely accurate at the very bottom end of their scale. Even my extremely expensive Snap-on ones are only guaranteed to be accurate to within their stated margin within the upper 80% of their scale. Hence I have 4 of them, accurately covering everything from 4nm to 350mn. (& costing around £1000) OUCH!:D

As you're more likely to overtighten smaller fasteners, with the inevitable stripping of threads. I have always advised people to go for a lower reading one. So one with a range of 8 to 60nm is ideal for the majority of fasteners that the DIY'er is likely to fiddle with.
Halfords, or Laser seem to be pretty good value. Or if you're prepared to spend a little more go for Teng.


Cheers.

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Advice from a professional above.

I have a range of Britool/Williams wrenches, all good but expensive if you're only using them occasionally, having said that they'll last a lifetime (as long as some scrote doesn'y half-inch them).

The Halford's Pro 8-60Nm gets a lot of very good reviews, you can't go far wrong.

If your wrench doesn't go up to the required value for things like wheel spindles, which while important are not overly sensitive usually, you can do it up to the max value of the wrench then switch to a standard socket bar and get the feel for what you've just used (say 60Nm) and go 50% more to get close to 100Nm. Not accurate but better than guessing completely. Alternatively measure the length of the bar you're using and stand on some bathroom scales, work out what change in your weight will give the right tightness. ;)

......or buy a second torque wrench................

Tip - with things like sump plugs and caliper bolts I always recommend setting the wrench to something like 75% of the given value first and see what it feels like. You'll get to know when something doesn't feel right and it's usually better to stop before stripping the thread. Remember the old saying "tighten it till it shears, then back off a quarter turn......"

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That's the one I've got, it's really pretty nice- they're made by the same people as make the Beta wrenches, which are also excellent.

For higher values, I've got a big Clarke one which costs about a tenner, it's probably not very precise but I'm less concerned with the big bolts than I am with the little ones (perhaps that doesn't make any sense, but it seems to work). It's a nice, solid bar- I've got 2, one which I use just as a massive ratchet and one which is the official torque wrench.

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got two of the halfords ones, bought the first one, second as payment for work i did on someones bike :) no need for the top end range one on the SV or nearly any bike, the middle range one goes up to 200 which is more than enough, plus lifetime warranty from what i remember