torque wrenches

hi all

i think its about time i got a torque wrench for doing jobs on the sv can any 1 recommend a half decent one without spending loads of money

also what range (i think its nm )do i need to doing stuff on the sv

as u can see i dont know much bout them


thanks in advance


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I got a cheap clarke one for about £15. You need 27NM to 140NM to cover everything, but realistically, you're not often going to need above 100NM.

nm, hmmmn what is this new fangled nonsense? You want one that does about 8lbs (pounds) torque upwards.
Pounds shillings & pence, oh those were the days!

[Spanner Man]

Evening all.
The best wrench to have for general maintenance would be a 3/8 drive one. Laser do one that goes from around 25nm to 110nm which is ideal for most SV jobs (except the dreaded gearbox sprocket nut). They retail at around £35.
Don't buy a cheap one as they usually go out of calibration quickly if indeed they were ever in calibration.!!

Cheers.

[northwind]

Laser make prety good stuff, never seen their torque wrenches mind... I use a Halfords one for lower values- that's where precision's more important I reckon- and a cheap-ass Clarke one for the big values. I figure what's 5nm difference on a 100nm bolt? But 5nm on a 10nm, that's a problem.

ok good good next question though apart from halfords where else can i get 1
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[northwind]

Machine Mart for the Clarke stuff, or any good tool shop. Not B&Q... Amazon.com, funnily enough- they sell the low-value Draper which seems a solid enough wee tool.

I just remembered, I've got a small 3/8 Clarke one in the garage somwhere which I've never used. It's scaled in lb/ft and whatever the other thing that isn't nm or lb/ft is, but I think it's an easy conversion. I'll see if I can find it if you're interested.

Got mine from Argos

[BillyC]

I have the smaller Halford's one, and it's good for most things.

Realistically, you're not going to get one wrench for all jobs. One that starts at 25Nm isn't going to cover most things, as many of the smaller jobs require something in the range of 10-23Nm.

The only job I needed a large torque wrench for was changing my rear shock. That required a 90Nm torque, and luckily Flamin' Squiz had what was required.

Originally Posted by Drunk Mike

you're not often going to need above 100NM.

Car wheels need them, I'd say that was pretty common.