Harley's and Torque Wrenches
#21
I don't know my own strength and after reading about all the striped and busted screws/bolts on here I use the torque wrench for virtually everything. It's worked for me so far so why change.
#22
After stripping clutch inspection cover screw and tranny drain plug, I bought some torque wrenches. Obviously I do not know that steel is harder than aluminum. Now I just go by the numbers and don't screw up.
#23
Coming from a 20+ Year ASE Certified Master Auto Technician with L-1 Cert...
Bolts and nuts have a torque value that is in the torque specs section of any service manual...they're there for a reason...
gotta be a clue....
My Harley, I loctite and torque everything... we burn down the freeway doing 100mph riding 6" apart... parts falling off could be a bad thing lol
Bolts and nuts have a torque value that is in the torque specs section of any service manual...they're there for a reason...
gotta be a clue....
My Harley, I loctite and torque everything... we burn down the freeway doing 100mph riding 6" apart... parts falling off could be a bad thing lol
#26
I share bucketass' opinion, i spun wrenches on diesels and OTR trucks for a few years after growing up the son of a navy stoker, read the specs and use the proper tools. it sucks finding out the hard way your "arm tight" was actully 25lbs to loose....
#28
I don't rent my wrenches, I bought them. The money has been spent. It doesn't cost me any more to use them.
I'm not saying that I use them on every nut or bolt every time.
I always use them on internals and on any joint with a gasket or seal. Also anything that would be real bad to break or loose.
I don't have service manuals for every machine I work on. If I need torque values for those I look them up on an industry standard spec sheet.
Too tight can be as bad or worse than not tight enough.
I'm not saying that I use them on every nut or bolt every time.
I always use them on internals and on any joint with a gasket or seal. Also anything that would be real bad to break or loose.
I don't have service manuals for every machine I work on. If I need torque values for those I look them up on an industry standard spec sheet.
Too tight can be as bad or worse than not tight enough.
#29
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Why would you NOT want to use a torque wrench? For the price of a couple oil changes, you can pick up a set decent craftsman inch and foot pound wrenches. They last a long time. They ain't hard to use. If you've invested in all the other tools, why not invest in a couple torque wrenches? I use mine all the time. I see no advantage in NOT using them.
#30
I got into the habbit of using them when I was wrenching for a living but don't use them now as much as I probably should. If I ***** up now I'm only phucking up my bike and not someone elses.
I still think it's a good idea to use one though.
I still think it's a good idea to use one though.