Don't remember knowing about torque wrenches when I did my first square taper BB in the '70's; have installed enough since then to develop a pretty good feel for it. But..........I made sure to use a torque wrench when I installed an ISIS BB and will use one when it comes time to service my current external bearing BBs.
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Bacchetta Giro A20, RANS V-Rex, RANS Screamer