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Old 04-11-11, 03:14 PM
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Sixty Fiver
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Amesja - I have a torque wrench that I only use on CF bikes... decades of practice teaches you what is and isn't right when it comes to torque and snug plus a 1/4 - 1/2 turn is a good rule of thumb as is using the right wrench and avoiding longer ones and snipes / extensions as these magnify effort.

I have had to remove a few seriously over torqued fittings in my life and it is a pain and conversely, have serviced a lot of wheels where the cone lock nuts were so loose you could spin them off by hand.

I also have a tension meter for wheel building but my hands, fingers, and ears know what proper tension feels like and only pull that out when I am working on out of the ordinary builds or where I am not familiar with a new component.

My step father was a master mechanic and a human torque wrench... he had mad skills.
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