do i need a torque wrench?
Cruiser
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 139
Likes: 0
From: Ann Arbor, MI
If you're new to torque wrenches do yourself a favor and PRACTICE using your new wrench first so you get the feel for the 'click' or break when the set torque is reached. Just drop a bolt in a vice, set your wrench to a few inch pounds (or foot pounds), and torque on the bolt head until your wrench reacts. Better to practice on an old bolt than on a new derby cover screw.
Thread Starter
|
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 263
Likes: 0
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Verdad Gallardo
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 224
Likes: 0
From: 3rd Rock
Just about every fastener on a HD needs at least blue locktite, the heating and the cooling of the motor and the viberation will loosen them in no time. And do yourself a favor and get the torque wrench or the money you save on not getting one will be spent on a tap and die set.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 7,736
Likes: 1,524
From: Coromandel Peninsula New Zealand
I been wrenching for 35 years and I only use torque wrenches on head bolts or motor parts that need a high torque setting. Itty-bitty screws and stuff don't need a torque wrench, just common sense....if you don't have any of this you should stay away from wrenching.....you can't buy it from NAPA ;-)