A torque wrench
Cruiser
Joined: Jun 2012
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From: Tampa
I two Harbor Freight torque wrenches:
1/4 drive that has a range of 20-200 in/lb
3/8 drive that has a range of 5-80 ft/lb.
They were very inexpensive, but seem to work very well. I'm happy with them.
I also have a Craftsman 1/2" torque wrench that has a range of 20-200 ft/lb
The one I have is more of a top of the line professional model, and it works very well.
1/4 drive that has a range of 20-200 in/lb
3/8 drive that has a range of 5-80 ft/lb.
They were very inexpensive, but seem to work very well. I'm happy with them.
I also have a Craftsman 1/2" torque wrench that has a range of 20-200 ft/lb
The one I have is more of a top of the line professional model, and it works very well.
Bought a cheap 1/2" drive torque wrench just for properly torquing lugnuts for tire rotations, and a few other 4-wheel vehicle things. Then when I started on my Dyna, I wanted to do things properly, and I found that I needed a 1/4" and 3/8" drive torque wrench. Most of the stuff I'm doing will most likely be a one time deal, so I didn't want to tie up a lot of cash into 2 torque wrenches that I will likely use once, then throw back up on the shelf and never use again. So I bought the el cheapo 1/4" and 3/8" torque wrenches from Harbor Freight, for like $5 or $10 each (had a coupon). If you wrench on stuff for a living, or a lot, I can see dumping some cash into stuff like that, but otherwise, I'd rather save my cash for other things. I doubt that if something is tightened not exactly to spec that it will fall out and the bike will crash and burn. As a matter of fact, as I've been going through the Harley manual to find tq specs, I've found that they have a pretty broad range for tq specs. So I just set my tq wrench for the middle of those ranges, and crank away
If my cheap tq wrenches are not exactly right, I'm sure I'll still fall within HD's recommended torque values
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 901
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From: NH
Spend the money for a good inch pound torque wrench, i.e., Snapon. The differences are so subtle, cheapies aren't that accurate. Foot pound wrenches up to 100 lbs, buy a Crapsman or equivalent. Heavier, buy the good stuff again...no fooling around with the big stuff. 
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