View Poll Results: Do You Use A Torque Wrench

Always On All Fasteners

30.00%

Only On What I Think Are Critical Fasteners

119

62.63%

Waste Of Time I Just Snug Them Up

5.26%

What Is A Torque Wrench

2.11%

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Sep 3, 2010 | 03:36 PM

#21

bluesmanjesse

Road Captain

Joined: Apr 2010

Posts: 693

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From: Somerville OH

I am a career Industrial Maintenence Tech so I just use my calibrated elbow on my right arm for non-critical stuff but I use a Tourqe Wrench on the important bits. Very important to maintain your tourque wrench's as well and keep them on "0" when not in use.

Sep 3, 2010 | 06:35 PM

#22

ridesanrk

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Joined: Nov 2007

Posts: 55

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From: Daytona Beach

If I have the torque setting I use a torque wrench. If not, I just tighten it up real good.

Sep 3, 2010 | 08:32 PM

#23

harry.b

Tourer

Joined: Jan 2008

Posts: 274

Likes: 0

From: South Texas

Absolutely,
Too easy to overtorque and I have found out what happens when overtorquing a bolt into aluminum. Can you say stripped?

Sep 3, 2010 | 09:39 PM

#24

Shawrco

Cruiser

Joined: Jun 2010

Posts: 226

Likes: 3

From: Middle Georgia

Critical fasteners, e.g. front axle nut, any engine fastners, caliper bolts, etc. Other things are just snugged down reasonalby well.

Sep 3, 2010 | 10:00 PM

#25

BBStacker

Outstanding HDF Member

Joined: Apr 2010

Posts: 3,373

Likes: 4

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luxer

Absolutely. Must be my training in the military but if the manual says to torque it to a certain setting then that is exactly what I am going to do. I figured Harley knows more about the settings and how the bike is put together than I do so I will follow their instruction.

Wait... lemme guess, Iwakuni?

Sep 3, 2010 | 10:06 PM

#26

WI Bob

Road Master

Joined: May 2008

Posts: 1,065

Likes: 1

From: Madison, WI

Quote:

Originally Posted by Certified Drunk

What kind of torque value is....torque to 15lbs and turn the wrench another 90 degrees?

I love that one for the head bolts, it's fun.

Sep 3, 2010 | 10:30 PM

#27

Luxer

Road Warrior

Joined: Aug 2010

Posts: 1,919

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From: Currently in Japan

Quote:

Originally Posted by BBStacker

Wait... lemme guess, Iwakuni?

Misawa

Sep 3, 2010 | 11:02 PM

#28

j1mmy

Elite HDF Member

Joined: Dec 2009

Posts: 4,598

Likes: 14

From: navarre ohio

Quote:

Originally Posted by WI Bob

I love that one for the head bolts, it's fun.

torq to yeild bolts.. you just do what it says..the additional 90deg stretches the bolt

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Sep 3, 2010 | 11:06 PM

#29

j1mmy

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Joined: Dec 2009

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From: navarre ohio

i torq head bolts and chrank/rod bolts on car engines but thats it.. i had the head tech call me out on it once, i told him to check it with his torq wrench if he didnt belive i had a calibrated arm, i was dead on on every bolt... but i have been wrenching since i could walk..