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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: SP_3.2 on 27 January 2011, 11:07:51

Title: Whats the name of Bar used to tighten wheel
Post by: SP_3.2 on 27 January 2011, 11:07:51

It,s the long one that clicks when it,s tighten then up to the right amount. And where would be best  to get one.

Thanks

Steve.  :y

Title: Re: Whats the name of Bar used to tighten wheel
Post by: P6UL K on 27 January 2011, 11:19:45

A torque wrench/bar.

Most motor factors or even Halfords sell them.

Title: Re: Whats the name of Bar used to tighten wheel
Post by: SP_3.2 on 27 January 2011, 12:13:07

Thanks  :y

Title: Re: Whats the name of Bar used to tighten wheel
Post by: V6 CDX-er on 27 January 2011, 19:47:23

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A torque wrench/bar.

Most motor factors or even Halfords sell them.

Those Halfords ones are pretty good IMO. Calibrated to within 1% as well.

well worth spending a little extra on one of those as opposed to something cheaper, (and not as accurate).

Title: Re: Whats the name of Bar used to tighten wheel
Post by: ballcock50 on 27 January 2011, 20:17:58

Pactical Performance Car magazine did a product test in the last mag with the Norbar Tru Torque coming top and the Halfords professional coming second. :y

Title: Re: Whats the name of Bar used to tighten wheel
Post by: Cliffo B on 27 January 2011, 20:50:26

That's  right I've had 2 Norbars for years 1 ranged from 30 to150nm and 1 from 8 to 54nm also have a Franklin 43 to 348nm mostly for suspension and wheelbearings

Title: Re: Whats the name of Bar used to tighten wheel
Post by: Bent valve on 27 January 2011, 23:49:50

You dont use a torque wrench to tighten a wheel, you need a wheelbrace, or one of those extending bars :y

Title: Re: Whats the name of Bar used to tighten wheel
Post by: Andy B on 28 January 2011, 00:00:09

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You dont use a torque wrench to tighten a wheel, you need a wheelbrace, or one of those extending bars :y

but if you want to tighten it to a specific torque (110 ftlb?) how are you going to do that with an extending wheel brace?  ;) ;) ;)

Title: Re: Whats the name of Bar used to tighten wheel
Post by: tidla on 28 January 2011, 00:02:01

two clicks of the elbow. ::) :y

Title: Re: Whats the name of Bar used to tighten wheel
Post by: alank46 on 28 January 2011, 00:05:46

You might not use a torque wrench, but it is good practice to use one and I always do.  If I see a tyre depot not using a torque wrench they get crossed off my list of places to use.
Alan

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You dont use a torque wrench to tighten a wheel, you need a wheelbrace, or one of those extending bars :y

Title: Re: Whats the name of Bar used to tighten wheel
Post by: Andy B on 28 January 2011, 00:07:09

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two clicks of the elbow. ::) :y

which is generally how I do it, but Steve wanted to do it properly.  :y :y :y
As long as you don't extend the brace when you tighten.  :y :y

Title: Re: Whats the name of Bar used to tighten wheel
Post by: Andy B on 28 January 2011, 00:09:57

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You dont use a torque wrench to tighten a wheel, you need a wheelbrace, or one of those extending bars :y

That depends whether they use it after they've tightened your nuts up (ooooer  ::)) to zillion ftlb with their windy gun first.  :-? :-? ;D ;D

Title: Re: Whats the name of Bar used to tighten wheel
Post by: tidla on 28 January 2011, 00:16:49

yep, tis true. nowt worse on the hard shoulder on a rainy day trying to undo wheel nuts that tightened to the same spec as the forth bridge