Bicycle Mechanics - Whoa torque wrenches are HUGE

Bikeforums.net is a forum about nothing but bikes. Our community can help you find information about hard-to-find and localized information like bicycle tours, specialties like where in your area to have your recumbent bike serviced, or what are the best bicycle tires and seats for the activities you use your bike for.



PDA

View Full Version : Whoa torque wrenches are HUGE

oboeguy
09-22-06, 01:46 PM
I had no idea the Park Tool torque wrenches I ordered from Performance would be so massive! Any advice on how I should store these delicate yet monstrously large tools? :D

skeeter
09-22-06, 02:02 PM
I store mine in cutouts in the padding liner i installed in the drawers of my tool boxes. I wipe most of them down with a light oil before they go back for the night.
jtree
09-22-06, 07:11 PM
1) they aren't delicate.

2) if you had bought a torque wrench at sears instead you could have saved some money and gotten a beautifully crafted, injection molded, plastic blister pack to store it in.

rlotz
09-22-06, 07:59 PM
The sears beam style torque wrench is so "delicate" that you bend the beam to recenter it to 0. I don't imagine the Park beam wrenches are much different.
LittleGinseng
09-22-06, 10:40 PM
I store my TW-2 in it's original box.
oboeguy
09-22-06, 11:39 PM
I store my TW-2 in it's original box.

I'm thinking I'll do the same. As for the other comments, they're sure delicate compared to most other tools I have.
foolish heart
09-24-06, 06:26 AM
Can't seem to find the allen adapters for the torque wrenches. Any idea where to look?
dobber
09-24-06, 06:53 AM
Can't seem to find the allen adapters for the torque wrenches. Any idea where to look?

McMaster-Carr or any good (real) hardware store
foolish heart
09-24-06, 07:05 AM
Looked at the McMaster website. Can't seem to find it among the millions of stuff they have. Are those the ones on page 2644?
Pompiere
09-24-06, 07:35 AM
Sears has them also.