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Old May 21, 2015 | 03:40 PM
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those wrenchs do work but i don't ever even take mine out of the tool box.
 
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Old May 21, 2015 | 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 95ci springer
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00UME3JH0/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1432131408&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX200_QL40&keywords=jims+axle+torque+tool& dpPl=1&dpID=217vqvzf1rL&ref=plSrch

I'm going to buy the one already shown as well as this.
I have this I have this
.... and have used it multiple times.

Solid craftmanship and a sturdy device.. for $20.
 
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Old May 21, 2015 | 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by golfblues
I have this one & it works perfectly. It accepts a 3/8" torque wrench.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorcycle-R...62c0d9&vxp=mtr



Save your money, go through Amazon for $20 and add the rest of the money to your tank.... twice over!
 
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Old May 21, 2015 | 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by GTK
Kastar makes a 36 mm ratchet axle wrench specifically for HD that slips in between muffler and swing arm.Tool Discounter's handles Kastar products.Cost is 46.00 I believe
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save your money ! this doesn't work with a damn.

Why didn't it work? What was the problem with the tool?
 
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Old May 21, 2015 | 06:44 PM
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I use the kastar a lot, i work on a ton of bikes at home, it gets in with a lot of different pipes sometimes you have to loosen the 2 end muffler bolts to get it in. One thing with any length extension the torque wrench must be used at 90 degrees to the tool or the torque is wrong. The $20 one looks like it will work fine just w/o ratcheting. Mike
 
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Old May 21, 2015 | 07:18 PM
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I have this one as well but I wish it was cut for a 1/2" drive torque wrench. I don't have a 3/8 that goes high enough for a rear axle nut.

Originally Posted by golfblues
I have this one & it works perfectly. It accepts a 3/8" torque wrench.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorcycle-R...62c0d9&vxp=mtr

 
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Old May 22, 2015 | 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by LQQK_OUT
Why didn't it work? What was the problem with the tool?
no problem with the tool, it's just not needed. the other tool that holds the adjustment inplace while you tighten the axle is much more usefull.
 
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Old May 22, 2015 | 10:10 AM
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It's easy to forget the nut holder. I forgot mine and didn't notice it until after a few hundred miles.
 
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Old May 22, 2015 | 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Joker65


Save your money, go through Amazon for $20 and add the rest of the money to your tank.... twice over!
But the ebay one he linked to is also just $20 and the amazon one is what I linked to twenty posts ago and has been linked to about 3 times since by others.


Regardless, its a good wrench...... too bad nobody seems to be picking up on it.
 
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Old May 22, 2015 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by EasternSP
It's easy to forget the nut holder. I forgot mine and didn't notice it until after a few hundred miles.
there's a thread on here somewhere a person made one and then welded it to the end of the axle to help keep the axle from rotating.
 
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