Torque wrench ?? a must??
Road Warrior
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From: Upstate NY
RE: Torque wrench ?? a must??
Funny, I was out just last night looking to buy a couple of wrenches! I was so surprised to see that not even my local Sears had the in/lb wrench! I checked all the local Home Depots, Lowes, and even the local auto parts store and NOBODY has them. Must have been a rush from all you guys buying them up getting ready for spring! 
Anyhow, one funny part of this whole evening was at the local Lowe's store (one that I had never been in before) where I asked the young "sales representative" where the wrenches were and if they carried torqure wrenches, his answer was "what's a torque wrench"? I kid you not. Oh well......guess we search the good ol' internet.
Anyhow, one funny part of this whole evening was at the local Lowe's store (one that I had never been in before) where I asked the young "sales representative" where the wrenches were and if they carried torqure wrenches, his answer was "what's a torque wrench"? I kid you not. Oh well......guess we search the good ol' internet.
Road Master
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RE: Torque wrench ?? a must??
I need to get one too. They are fairly expensive, but then so is my bike so I should get all the tools I need. I can use one from work, but then that's a pain too. I'd like to have one there when I need it. I think I will go with Craftsman. Which range is most often used? I'll buy one first, then the other later.
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RE: Torque wrench ?? a must??
Doug... "maybe next year" when you get your first torque wrench, you will probably find you have been tightening bolts 2-4 times to what is recomended by the factory!
Cheers... Ben.
Cheers... Ben.
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RE: Torque wrench ?? a must??
ORIGINAL: street2007bob
Thanks guys. Guess I lied to the old lady when I said that I have everything I need now. Theres always soemthing eles isn't there! Any suggestion on types or just a quality name in tools and gettwo sizes?
Thanks guys. Guess I lied to the old lady when I said that I have everything I need now. Theres always soemthing eles isn't there! Any suggestion on types or just a quality name in tools and gettwo sizes?
As you can see, most people agree that you need a torque wrench. You may get away without one for some things but you are taking a chance everytime you do that. A chance that could cost you money or even more than that.
Keep a decent torque wrench and store it correctly and always keep plenty of loctite and anti-seize around. While you are out buying tools, you may as well go ahead and get you a set of hex bit sockets and torx bit sockets. You'll need them eventually as well.
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RE: Torque wrench ?? a must??
ORIGINAL: 96 Wide Glide
Doug... "maybe next year" when you get your first torque wrench, you will probably find you have been tightening bolts 2-4 times to what is recomended by the factory!
Cheers... Ben.
Doug... "maybe next year" when you get your first torque wrench, you will probably find you have been tightening bolts 2-4 times to what is recomended by the factory!
Cheers... Ben.
As I said, a torque wrench is an absolute necessity.
DougJ
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From: Central DE
RE: Torque wrench ?? a must??
Well it's been repeated 2 dozen times, "Yes you need two, one in inch and one in foot pounds."
And always reset it to zero when done.
What hasn't been said is that torque wrenches are calibrated in a range of measurements.
You should never use the upper and lower 10% of the given torque range on any given wrench.
And if it is dropped, it's toast!
It will need to be re-calibrated or replaced with a new one.
For that reason alone I like the Craftsman wrenches.
No questions asked, take it back and get a replacement.
That's worth the extra cost to me.
Piece of mind is priceless and after all, that's what this whole thread boils down to,
Isn't it?
And always reset it to zero when done.
What hasn't been said is that torque wrenches are calibrated in a range of measurements.
You should never use the upper and lower 10% of the given torque range on any given wrench.
And if it is dropped, it's toast!
It will need to be re-calibrated or replaced with a new one.
For that reason alone I like the Craftsman wrenches.
No questions asked, take it back and get a replacement.
That's worth the extra cost to me.
Piece of mind is priceless and after all, that's what this whole thread boils down to,
Isn't it?
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RE: Torque wrench ?? a must??
ORIGINAL: Delmarksman
Well it's been repeated 2 dozen times, "Yes you need two, one in inch and one in foot pounds."
Well it's been repeated 2 dozen times, "Yes you need two, one in inch and one in foot pounds."
not as accurate but it works and is damn inexpensive.