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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Do You Use A Torque Wrench?

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#21

09-03-2010 | 04:36 PM

bluesmanjesse

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From: Eaton 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.

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#22

09-03-2010 | 07:35 PM

ridesanrk

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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.

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#23

09-03-2010 | 09:32 PM

harry.b

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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?

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#24

09-03-2010 | 10:39 PM

Shawrco

Cruiser

Joined: Jun 2010

Posts: 226

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From: Middle Georgia

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

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#25

09-03-2010 | 11:00 PM

BBStacker

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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?

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#26

09-03-2010 | 11:06 PM

WI Bob

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Joined: May 2008

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From: Madison, WI

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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.

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#27

09-03-2010 | 11:30 PM

Luxer

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From: Currently in Japan

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Originally Posted by BBStacker

Wait... lemme guess, Iwakuni?

Misawa

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#28

09-04-2010 | 12:02 AM

j1mmy

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Joined: Dec 2009

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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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#29

09-04-2010 | 12:06 AM

j1mmy

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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..

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