Torque wrench
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2011
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From: St. Louis Mo.
I still use the old guess and grunt method (77 years), haven't had anything break or fall off yet. If I had it to do over I would buy a good torque wrench though just because they are so neat.
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Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2012
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From: Northern Los Angeles area.
Thanks for that input, I saw a couple of them on Amazon and wondered if I should get one. I want one because they don't look like they have any delicate part that can break. Now that I know you use one, then heh, why not me too.
I actually wing it that way too but because the youtube clip showing how to do clutch adjustment warned about possibly stripping the cover screws, I thought I'd better use my torque wrench.
I guess with the old needle style wrench, I get to keep it old-style without danger of over-torquing.
I guess with the old needle style wrench, I get to keep it old-style without danger of over-torquing.
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 486
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From: St. Louis Mo.
Thanks for that input, I saw a couple of them on Amazon and wondered if I should get one. I want one because they don't look like they have any delicate part that can break. Now that I know you use one, then heh, why not me too.
I actually wing it that way too but because the youtube clip showing how to do clutch adjustment warned about possibly stripping the cover screws, I thought I'd better use my torque wrench.
I guess with the old needle style wrench, I get to keep it old-style without danger of over-torquing.
I actually wing it that way too but because the youtube clip showing how to do clutch adjustment warned about possibly stripping the cover screws, I thought I'd better use my torque wrench.
I guess with the old needle style wrench, I get to keep it old-style without danger of over-torquing.
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Road Warrior
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From: Northern Los Angeles area.
IIRC he also said that the case was aluminum and aluminum is prone to stripping. At least, I think he said that.
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Call me insane but I've never even used a hose clamp on a condom, never mind a torque wrench. 
Tourer
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From: St. Louis Mo.
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For the OP maybe a bar style torque wrench is best.
I prefer clickers, name brand for accuracy, in all three sizes 1/4, 3/8, 1/2.
This can add to an investment of hundreds of dollars.
Yet again, the right tool for the job.
If the wrench is used often annual certification (or u-tube DIY techniques) is advisable.
Good luck to the OP with the replacement wrenches.
I prefer clickers, name brand for accuracy, in all three sizes 1/4, 3/8, 1/2.
This can add to an investment of hundreds of dollars.
Yet again, the right tool for the job.
If the wrench is used often annual certification (or u-tube DIY techniques) is advisable.
Good luck to the OP with the replacement wrenches.
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2015
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From: Central Florida
I use the old needle style after having a click style not click and do damage on a former bike of mine.
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Road Warrior
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From: Northern Los Angeles area.
I'm ordering a needle-style from Amazon. Then I'll carve some from my next paycheck for a click style as well; but the good branded ones are around $200... good grief! Getting all three sizes will set me off some $600 or more. Where do you guys get that kind of money?!
Stick with elastic bands and leave hose clamps to the pros like Grey_Beard 
Road Warrior
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Ohio
Try torqueing it CCW. Sometimes they get stuck after clicking in one direction. The other thing that could be wrong is if you back it off all the way, sometimes the tilt block inside the wrench will fall out of position. Not hard to fix but you would need it calibrated after disassembly to fix that problem. I calibrate wrenches, and the cheapies are sometimes just as good as an expensive one. I am not a fan of either craftsman or snap-on.