Triumphrat

Colonel_Dorkus

Need to buy a torque wrench for working on my bonnie black. Don't know which one to get. Can't afford more than one. Ft lbs or in lbs? What range is best for use on our bikes? I can convert to nm but a lot of them have both listed anyway.
Thanks for any advise.

-Aaron

RoundSlide

Go with a Sears Craftsman torque wrench in ft-lbs, you can get by just fine with the one that clicks, rather than those fancy schmancy digitorq wrenches with the digital readouts. An in-lb wrench is also handy to have for the small-stuff, but by and large you'll be dealing with torque values of 15 ft-lbs and over.

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Colonel_Dorkus

Thanks Michael. I was waiting for a response before going shopping.
I'm going to get a Husky from Home Depot. Craftsman only has 90 day warranty, Husky has lifetime.

-Aaron

bluesjeans

and to keep that pricey investment properly calibrated do NOT use the torque wrench as a breaker bar..!! In other words only use a torque wrench for tightening and not loosening bolts. It's also a good idea to return the torque setting back to zero before storing the wrench in your tool box.

[ This message was edited by: bluesjeans on 2006-05-27 13:13 ]

Dickie2679

I would get one with a Nm scale, as all the torque setting listed by Triumph are in Nm - or you could convert

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Liontari

I once asked my fiance to convert.

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HiVel

Sears has two nice ones - a big one and a litttle one . Get them both and you can do anything on your bike.

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RedBird

If I were only going to buy one, I would get the smaller one--the inch-pound wrench that also reads Nm. In my experience it covers most of the things I have messed with, and the bigger bolts that tighten to a tighter torque...well, I feel comfortable tightening by feel. I sure would hate to strip or break some of the small stuff that torques to 9Nm.

Larry

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Shakey

I have two Craftsman torque wrenches. One in foot pounds and the other in inch pounds.

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Colonel_Dorkus

Yep, looks like I'm going to need both.
I got the Husky 20-100 ft-lbs, $74.65 with tax @ Home Depot. Gonna have to get an in-lbs for the small stuff. Oh well, you can never have enough tools!

-Aaron