Torque Wrench

That one is good but the 40-200Nm is supposedly rubbish, see here.

The Kamasa SP3780 seems to be very good value, although I couldn't find it for the £21.50 they quote, and has a 13.5 - 202Nm range, although a Nm scale is not on the wrench. You could buy another wrench for the stuff under 13.5 Nm as well though for the money so worth getting I think.

Originally Posted by Valman

That one is good but the 40-200Nm is supposedly rubbish, see here.

The Kamasa SP3780 seems to be very good value, although I couldn't find it for the £21.50 they quote, and has a 13.5 - 202Nm range, although a Nm scale is not on the wrench. You could buy another wrench for the stuff under 13.5 Nm as well though for the money so worth getting I think.

i have a big daddy 10 to 200 nm. tis a bit big for most stuff on the bike, but at leat the rear wheel spindle will be doneup properly!!

Originally Posted by Mr Toad

then I discovered that the real wheel nuts had to be tightened to 100nm - bugger

According to my haynes manual for the curvy model the rear axle nut has a torque setting of 65 Nm ????

Originally Posted by Bagpuss

According to my haynes manual for the curvy model the rear axle nut has a torque setting of 65 Nm ????

Pointy is 100Nm.

Thats alright, suddenly was a bit concerned since I adjusted my chain at the weekend, didn't want the wheel falling off!

argos to a 15 quid one.

think im gonna get one.

As already mentioned, the rear wheel spindle bolt on the curvy should be 65nm, so make sure what you buy goes at least that tight!

I've got the argos one, does the job, I'm sure it's not that accurate.

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I've checked a couple of cheapo (sub £20) torque wrenches against a calibrated 2% accuracy one and found they tend to over-read (i.e. the safe way) by typically around 10%.

While this sounds a lot, and takes them well outside any recognised accuracy rating, it's still perfectly usable for most general fasteners. After all, it's the difference between 22 and 25Nm, and you get a bigger effect on tightening from the type of lubricant on the threads.

Originally Posted by Bagpuss

Thats alright, suddenly was a bit concerned since I adjusted my chain at the weekend, didn't want the wheel falling off!

did you put a cotter pin back in ? torque specs on the axle nut are kinda meaningless, yo have to tighten to line the cotter pin hole up regardless of what the torque specs are, once you put the cotter pin in, how can it loosen?