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10-01-08, 02:15 PM
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Torque Wrench
Hey Peeps....
Need to start saving money, so thinking of buying a torque wrench to assist in the maintainance of my beloved SV650s!!!!  Can anyone reccommend a good one? Not too pricey please.. Jon |
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10-01-08, 02:23 PM
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Re: Torque Wrench
Got one from screwfix that seems to do the job ok
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10-01-08, 02:39 PM
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Re: Torque Wrench
halfords professional ones are meant to be good, i have the 8-60Nm and 40-200Nm versions and they've both been used to save me overtightening bolts (which i would certainly have done had i not been using the torque wrench)
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10-01-08, 02:48 PM
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Re: Torque Wrench
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Be sure to use it correctly as I stripped the threads from my alloy gearbox on a cage despite using a torque wrench. User error is the mother of all screw ups.
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10-01-08, 03:14 PM
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Re: Torque Wrench
Does anyone know which rating ones are needed for use on a a 2000 curvey?
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10-01-08, 03:16 PM
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10-01-08, 03:19 PM
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Re: Torque Wrench
Hm, so I need 2? :P
I got bought this one for xmas (along with a socket set), not sure if it's right yet though. http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...QUE+WRENCH.htm Operating range 28 to 210 Newton metres. Last edited by Hockeynut; 10-01-08 at 03:24 PM. |
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10-01-08, 03:21 PM
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Re: Torque Wrench
yes, you can't buy a wrench that'll be accurate for all the bolts on your bike
even the 2 i have say to try and use them from 25-75% of their quoted range for maximum accuracy
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10-01-08, 03:22 PM
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Yep, but the smaller of the 2 ranges is the most important, you're unlikely to over torque an axel nut with a standard socket, but it's dead easy to shear a little bolt
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10-01-08, 03:25 PM
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Damn, so the one I have only does the upper range?
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