torque wrench questions
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torque wrench questions
How would you use a hex wrench with a torque wrench? Say on a stem bolt? Is there an adapter or something?
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Originally Posted by Relayer
How would you use a hex wrench with a torque wrench? Say on a stem bolt? Is there an adapter or something?
https://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...seBVCookie=Yes
Once you use these with a socket handle, you'll find them much more friendly than loose hex keys.
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if the Torque Wrench is a 1/4" you need a 1/4" to 3/8" adapter. Then you need hex sockets that are 3/8" drive and you can use them with any size of torque wrench needed for a bike.
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I'm still trying to find a 1/4" drive set that doesn't cost the $54 that Sears wants.
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Originally Posted by DMF
I'm still trying to find a 1/4" drive set that doesn't cost the $54 that Sears wants.
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Originally Posted by LtSPD2000
go to the Auto parts store and buy a set of 3/8" and get a 1/4-3/8 adapter....less than $20
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I'm using an adapter. It's a PITA. Always comes off with the socket.
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On this note--which is more often usable, 3/8" or 1/2"? I'm going to get my first torque wrench, and I'm not really sure what I need.
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I have 2 torque wrenches. 1/4" inch-pound (40-200) and 3/8" inch-pound (200-1000). A 1/2" won't go low enough for working on a bike.
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Originally Posted by travisthomas
On this note--which is more often usable, 3/8" or 1/2"? I'm going to get my first torque wrench, and I'm not really sure what I need.
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Originally Posted by travisthomas
On this note--which is more often usable, 3/8" or 1/2"? I'm going to get my first torque wrench, and I'm not really sure what I need.
A 1/4" and a 3/8" drive torque wrench will cover the fine and the high torque items.
Park makes two beam type torque wrenches that are well suited (because of their operating ranges) for bicycle applications. The 1/4" has a 0-60 in/lb range and the 3/8" has a 0-600 in/lb (= 0-50 ft/lb) range.
Beam type wrenches are nice because you can calibrate themselves. But, you have to be reading the scale while doing the torquing. Click type torque wrenches are nice for manly applications as you can concentrate on grunting and just listening for the click and don't have to worry about reading the scale at the same time (people that have used both types for high torque apps will know exactly what this comment means). But, click type torque wrenches need to be calibrated from time to time depending on how much they are used.