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dazco

Anyone know of a inexpensive click type that goes from 0 to maybe 25 Lbs? I've found a few, but they're up around $100 and more.

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TechmanBD

I bought one at Kragen, if I remember around $60. It was a bigger one too. 3/8 and I know it goes above 60 ft/lbs

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dazco

I already have one that goes high. I want one that only goes to maybe 25 Lbs tho for the low torque (7-15 Lbs and such) accuracy.

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2005 Speedmaster, Neon Blue, Thunderbike pipes, snorkel removed, UNI filter, drilled airbox, 130 mains, TBS needles.(2 shims) And speaking of Speedmasters, HERE'S MINE

Check eBay & Harbor Freight. If you're not willing to pay top dollar for Snap-On or other stuff in the $200 range, consensus seems to be that the cheap Chinese torque wrenches are pretty much the same as Craftsman or Husky. My big torque wrench is a $20 Harbor Freight special, & I haven't stripped a thread or had a bolt work loose yet. (Well, I have had bolts work loose, but none that I've used the torque wrench on. Pesky previous owners...)

Something else I've read a lot is that it's worth the money to get the Snap-On. I've also seen replies to that more than once saying that that's true if you're a professional mechanic, but that the cheap ones will do the job for a good, long time if you only wrench on your own bike. I would love to see Motorcycle Consumer News review torque wrenches, but the fact is my budget forces the cheap Chinese stuff & it's worked for me for the past 2 years or so.

HTH,
-Kit

dazco

Thanks. I was indeed thinking about going to HF, today in fact. I love thier tools ! popular opinion may say different, but i've bought a lot of cheap tools from them and had real good luck. I don't recall ever seeing a small torque wrench like i described tho. but i will check.

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2005 Speedmaster, Neon Blue, Thunderbike pipes, snorkel removed, UNI filter, drilled airbox, 130 mains, TBS needles.(2 shims) And speaking of Speedmasters, HERE'S MINE

raproe

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Lone-Rider

I tried the "Harbor Fright" one. I wasn't too impressed and gave it back to them. I haven't found a modestly priced one yet.

Speed3

IMO the reason the lower setting wrenches are expensive is that calibration is harder to set. I also looked around for a cheaper one, and ended up withThis

Expensive, but should last me years.

dazco

Thanks, but that one's range starts at 20 Lbs. i need one that goes from 0 to 60 at the most, much more preferably to 30 or 40. I already have a big one and i want one that has a very small range and is physically small for the bolts that are in the single digit range to maybe 30-40 Lbs at most and in tight areas.

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2005 Speedmaster, Neon Blue, Thunderbike pipes, snorkel removed, UNI filter, drilled airbox, 130 mains, TBS needles.(2 shims) And speaking of Speedmasters, HERE'S MINE

bigern2300

You are probably going to have to find a torque wrench that is going to read in "inch pound" scale. Although i do own a Snap-On 3/8 that does start out at 5 lbs and goes to 75, i'd rather trust my inch pound wrench for the very small and low end torque items such as case bolts and such. Bigern

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