[wachuko]

This is one area where you can't do it all with just one tool... you need an inch-lbs torque wrench and then you need a ft-lbs torque wrench... do not fight it... just get both.

I just got myself a CDI Torque wrench for the ft-lbs jobs as well... engine build and not risking it to my Sears one...

 

[kd5cqt]

Been using some pretty good ones bought at Sears a long time ago. Can't vouch for the quality of the Craftsman line these days, but I have no complaints about the ones I have.

 

[borno]

I got a williams torque wrench for work, and it has been a good one. Mostly use my calibrated hand for the stuff I work on. (pumps mostly)

 

[dub]

Dennis kirk sells some good one reasonable.

 

[chasarms]

The torque specs in the service manual for most every fastener I have worked on are so broad that there is absolutely no need to worry about having a super accurate torque wrench.

I think some guys get way to caught up in torquing everything. Yes, it is a good idea - especially if you aren't super comfortable with the project. But, there are basically three reasons to be concerned about torque:

1. Too loose and the thing may rattle apart. Think compensator.
2. It needs to move. Too tight and it might bind up or overheat. Think of a hub nut on a car.
3. Over-tightening may damage the fastener or the system. They don't want you to strip something, break a fastener or pinch out a gasket.

If you have done enough wrenching to recognize the above, you can do almost anything without a torque wrench.

Again, I am not anti torque wrench, but worrying about one being off a ft lb or two is a waste of mental energy.

 

[ggruber]

Hey guys...

Just a quick query on a good torque wrench?? I have one for foot-pounds, but I need an inch-pound one. Just wondering what it's range should be, and what brands are brands i'll only have to buy once.

All gunsmith torque wrenches are inch lb. Try Brownells or Midway USA.

should be about $65.

 

[ciscokid]

i finally got a torque wrench. ive put together many engines with out one and they hold up just fine. the only reason i went out an got one was for that stupid compensator nut. i swear that thing will never come loose again. i put really good lock tite shit on it and over torqued that sucker.. that loose nut really pissed me off. what makes me so mad about it is harley could have extended the crank so you could put a pin through that nut. think air craft stuff. and it would never come loose. IDOITs. have an inch pound one but never use it. it collects dust.

 

[Robert9999]

Think wheel bearing.

 

[Dave63]

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Think wheel bearing.

That looks like a spanner nut and washer for a 1-1/8" bicycle fork stem.

 

[Chief Illiniwek]

This is one area where you can't do it all with just one tool... you need an inch-lbs torque wrench and then you need a ft-lbs torque wrench... do not fight it... just get both.

I agree with this. I don't have good enough judgment to be trusted with the lower torque values going on feel as chas suggests. So, I know my limitations and use tq wrenches on anything that I'm strong enough to break.

I can do an inch to foot conversion. That's not why you need both. As said above, the ranges of the inch/lb wrench and the ft/lb wrench do not overlap enough, even if you can divide by twelve with confidence.