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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: psychnurse on 16 July 2008, 23:10:09
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What is the best one for genaral use and where to get it ?? :y
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Halfords I think is supposed to be quiet good, I got mine from Machine Mart, you could do with one that goes down to 8mn though :y
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Halfords I think is supposed to be quiet good, I got mine from Machine Mart, you could do with one that goes down to 8mn though :y
Yeah, thats where I need it... too heavy handed ::)
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I have two .. a low range 6 - 20 Nm as many bolts on Miggy only need 8 Nm ( especialy cam covers) and standard 20 - 150 Nm.
With Torque wrenches you get what you pay for really, cheap will go out of calibration quickly.
Machine mart do some reasonable higher range ones .. I got the low range one from a specalist bike shop ( cycle type bike) as many performance bikes use low torque values.
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i quite like halfrauds 6Nm to 50Nm one. Need something bigger for bigger bolts though
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i quite like halfrauds 6Nm to 50Nm one. Need something bigger for bigger bolts though
Yep. Halfrauds one is not too bad. The ratchet on it is rubbish, I find, but the torque wrench part is nice. That covers most things you'll encounter other than suspension / transmission jobs IME so get a cheap high range one in addition and you're sorted.
Kevin
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I have two .. a low range 6 - 20 Nm as many bolts on Miggy only need 8 Nm ( especialy cam covers) and standard 20 - 150 Nm.
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Exactly the same here, 1 is a draper, 1 a sealey :y
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Had to do some bolts up to 550Nm at work the other day so went shopping at work's expense. £300 bought a 3/4" drive torque wrench that will do up to 750Nm! Big boy's toys ;D ;D ;D
Only access to the bolts was under the machine - it two of us, one pushing and one pulling to crack the wrench. :P
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Got a draper one from amazon, no too bad a price 8 - 80 i think for around £18, a lot cheaper than Halfords I think.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-Ratchet-Torque-Wrench-Square/dp/B0001K9T2O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=diytools&qid=1216315479&sr=8-1
Take a look, read the comments, some thick guy doesn't know how to align the marks :o
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i quite like halfrauds 6Nm to 50Nm one. Need something bigger for bigger bolts though
And if you have a Halfords TC you'll get a tenner of it :y
£40 instead of £50 :)
I recommend you lend it to JamesV6CDX tho........he will test it thoroughly for 2 months.......and return it covered in grease and oil....to prevent it from rusting :y ::) ;D