How important is it to Torque Bolts? - Page 2 - SV650.org

19-10-09, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Scoobs

Grip tight plus a bit more. Don't go trying to get another 2 turns on it. 1/4 should do it. Each to their own though. I take no responsibility for fooked sumps.

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.

the_lone_wolf · 19-10-09, 03:35 PM

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...

19-10-09, 03:38 PM

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

the_lone_wolf · 19-10-09, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Son of a beesting

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

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

19-10-09, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Son of a beesting

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

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.

19-10-09, 03:58 PM

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

19-10-09, 04:03 PM

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"

Sid Squid · 19-10-09, 05:58 PM

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.

20-10-09, 12:38 PM

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.

ophic · 20-10-09, 12:44 PM

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?

19-10-09, 03:35 PM	#12
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19-10-09, 03:38 PM	#13
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19-10-09, 03:58 PM	#16
sunshine Guest Posts: n/a	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.

19-10-09, 04:03 PM	#17
kwak zzr Guest Posts: n/a	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"

19-10-09, 05:58 PM	#18
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: How important is it to Torque Bolts? 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. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

20-10-09, 12:38 PM	#19
boot Guest Posts: n/a	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.

20-10-09, 12:44 PM	#20
ophic Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Whyteleafe Posts: 3,395	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? __________________ Silver SV650SK3, Fuel exhaust

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