Torque Wrench

[JONAC]

Anyone recommend a decent Torque wrench ?

What make and specifics would best suit motorcycle maintenence ?

Also what would be a reasonable price ?

Thanks :Sport:

 

[shaggystyle]

Craftsman 44595 Torque Wrench, 1/2 in. Drive at Sears.com

This is the one I have and I'd say it's a fairly good one. I only really use it for working on my bike. Not sure if they will deliver to the UK or not, but that's as good a price as I found and Craftsman are typically high quality.

 

[pedwards89]

Craftsman 44595 Torque Wrench, 1/2 in. Drive at Sears.com

This is the one I have and I'd say it's a fairly good one. I only really use it for working on my bike. Not sure if they will deliver to the UK or not, but that's as good a price as I found and Craftsman are typically high quality.

$60 - That's a great deal, even if you have to pay a few quid extra to get it shipped to the UK. Perryn was looking for one (another thread somewhere) I recommended Norbar, but they were £80 touch.

 

[JONAC]

Is the 1/2 inch drive the one to go for then

I did a quick search but found loads on sale ... not really sure which one would be best suited. Also would I need any added extras to go with one ?

 

[shaggystyle]

I'd recommend the 1/2" drive but it really depends on what kind of gear you have. If all of your sockets are 3/8" then you should probably get that one, if you have a mixed bag of 1/2" and 3/8" (like me) I'd recommend getting the 1/2" plus an adapter down to 3/8". Hmm, this has me wondering, how come all of my sockets and attachments are metric, but the size of the wrench is still identified in inches? I guess it's a paradox.

 

[JONAC]

I'd recommend the 1/2" drive but it really depends on what kind of gear you have. If all of your sockets are 3/8" then you should probably get that one, if you have a mixed bag of 1/2" and 3/8" (like me) I'd recommend getting the 1/2" plus an adapter down to 3/8". Hmm, this has me wondering, how come all of my sockets and attachments are metric, but the size of the wrench is still identified in inches? I guess it's a paradox.

I'll have a browse through my sockets and check ... probably do have a mixed bag.. Thanks anyhow

Great help

 

[JONAC]

bought a Halfords Professional one ... £50 (8-60nm) with a lifetime guarantee which is nice ... I need to use it lots for it to be worthwhile ! ... I'm sure I will get my moneys worth ...

Discovered though that I'll probably have to purchase a 60-300 nm or 40 - 200 nm ..... For some of the bigger torque requirements
eg - axle nuts....

Bloody expensive game this biking

But well worth it

P.s ... got the 3/8" and adapter to convert to 1/2"

Thanks for the guidance folks

 

[gr8eyes]

I'm on my way to sears as we speak to get an electronic one. A bit expensive but not as much as a Snap On.

The Electronic sears wrench goes from 10-100 ft-lbs in 3/8 inch trim but from 25-250 in the 1/2 inch variety.

Don't we spend more time in the 10-25 range than from 100 to 250? Therefore the 3/8 one seems more logical.

As a matter of fact there are only 2 bolts ove 100- the swing arm bolt and the rear axle. Correct me if I'm wrong. I don't have a service manual yet.

Glenn

 

[Ferris]

Maybe a little late on this but I hate the click types, I've been burned on them once and will never go back. If you want a reliable good torque wrench stick the basic beam types. It'll never lead you astray, EVER.

 

[sportrider]

this works for me.

 

[poorwboy]

this works for me.

:thumbup: Old school almost always works better.:Sport:

 

[gr8eyes]

I got home with the new craftsman electronic torque wrench and tried it on the frame slider bolts. It works great, has a green light that goes to yellow as you get closer to your end point then turns red and vibrates along with the digital readout of the actual torque value when you get to it.

I'm real pleased.

Glenn

 

[trougnouf]

Hi, I am new here, I purchased my bike a few days ago and it already needs an oil change.
I will need a torque wrench (discovered that in the owner manual, I had never heard of such thing before). What is the least expensive option? I found this one on home depot's website, Buffalo Tools 1/2 Inch Drive "Micrometer" Style Torque Wrench - MATW150 at The Home Depot , is it good enough, would it do it?
Thank you!

 

[LERecords]

you dont need a torque wrench for changing the oil filter... just make sure its hand tight and then give it about a 1/8-1/4 of a turn more tight. hope that makes sense..

 

[FuriousGeorge]

Nice thread necromancy. I agree with LERecords. No torque wrench needed for an oil change. The only times I've heard of people stripping out the drain plug they had used a torque wrench.

My preference for a first torque wrench is the Craftsman beam wrenches. You can get them for I think $20 or $25 on sale, they have a lifetime warranty, and you never need to worry about them going out of calibration. The click wrenches are easier to use, but for just working on the bike the beam works fine.

 

[trougnouf]

Thank you, I still ordered one on ebay ( Needle Torque Wrench:eBay Motors (item 250336639806 end time Jun-01-09 08:00:03 PDT) ) because I have a bad habit of breaking anything if I don't know exactly what to do. I got that and the oil filter. All I need is the oil now. I live in Florida so I am going for 20W40 like the manual said. Castrol ACT-EVO X-TRA 4T Engine Oil - Motorcycle Superstore is the only thing I found.