Need Some Good Torque Wrench Recommendations

[sonny]

This is why I prefer to go through the hardships and time to learn how to do it the right way so we do not end up letting a professional mechanic work on my bike. Really like to ride and do not like it when I go broke Dic$ because someone screwed something up. especially when it is about 20 degrees out. I use this for most procedures done on the bikes. very accurate and calibrated every six months for free. {90,000 miles on a 2010 fatboy}[ 21,000 on a 2015 rocket X] Have a CDI for the heavy stuff. This type of wrench eliminates that which follows.

 

[1olbull]

Cheater pipe ? Sorry but english have a lot of idiomatic expressions that I dont know !

I understand what you say!

 

[Old N' Grumpy]

This is why I prefer to go through the hardships and time to learn how to do it the right way so we do not end up letting a professional mechanic work on my bike. Really like to ride and do not like it when I go broke Dic$ because someone screwed something up. especially when it is about 20 degrees out. I use this for most procedures done on the bikes. very accurate and calibrated every six months for free. {90,000 miles on a 2010 fatboy}[ 21,000 on a 2015 rocket X] Have a CDI for the heavy stuff. This type of wrench eliminates that which follows.

@sonny ...brand and type please.

 

[sonny]

Just go to armstrong torque wrench on the internet. dial indicator type.

 

[cusso ken]

I have more than 40 years of bikes mechanics behind me and I have never had a torque wrench !
You can only go to the physics of the thing : a torque T is the product of a force F and length for moment arm
if F is perpendicular to the arm .
I use a little thingy for checking the luggage weight than you can find in any shop in airport . Its range is from 0 to 40 kg
I made a notch on my cliquet wrench at 25 cm from rotation point and , if when I pull the thingy to 36 kg ( for exemple)
with an angle of 90° with the wrench , i know that I have a torque of 36/4 = 9 kg.m !
And the thingy is arount 10 to 15 euros !
And you can use this for calibrating your expensive torque wrench

I have seen bush mechanics who can do a fair job of working without torque wrenches from experience and a "feel "for tension ,but that's sort of OK on petrol engines with lower compressions but if a mechanic tried to torque down one of our Turbo Diesel engine heads that run at 17 to one compression he would be out the door quick march , simular to Turbo and clutch work uneven tensioning can result in head gasket failure, clutch and pressure plate explosions all things have a torque settings for good reason, try adjusting the servo on an automatic transmission without a Tension wrench a recipe for at least a no drive at worse a catastrophic failure;

 

[sonny]

Do not know much about diesel engines. Do know the difference about a leaking Harley and one that don"t. Just got done finishing the adjustment on my daymakers did not take to long at 30 degrees. Brrr.

 

[cusso ken]

Do not know much about diesel engines. Do know the difference about a leaking Harley and one that don"t. Just got done finishing the adjustment on my daymakers did not take to long at 30 degrees. Brrr.

Average here on the Coast 14c to 41c /50f to 103f for the next 5 to 6 Months then winter Brrr 5c to 24 / 38f to 76f a harsh climate but we survive 365 days of riding weather

 

[Trumpeteer]

I got two torque wrenches that covers the ranges I need. There are 3/8 drives and are Teng. I got them when I was in England and they are really good quality.



I like this style of torque wrench not just for the clicking but how you can test to see if they are accurate and can adjust them if they are not. I picked up this powerbuilt where one of it's function is you can set it in a vice and use to test the accuracy of your torque wrench. It has worked really well for me.



Regardless of the style you get, make sure to back off the pressure on the spring when you put it away!

 

[Old N' Grumpy]

Thanks a lot for your response...gonna google teng and see what I get!

 

[cusso ken]

Thanks a lot for your response...gonna google teng and see what I get!

As long as you don't Google Poo Tang