Bike Forums - View Single Post - bicycle tools.....are they different or just more expensive

10-03-11 | 08:54 PM

#46

zodduska

Member

Joined: Sep 2011

Posts: 29

Likes: 0

Quote:

Originally Posted by muffin man

So for the Harbor freight torque wrench, how much does 5 foot pounds equal in newtons? All the specs on the bike look like they're in newtons

http://www.harborfreight.com/3-8-eig...rench-807.html

After cracking my stem clamp from over tightening I decided any torque wrench is better than guessing without experience so I picked up this one from Harbor freight yesterday

http://www.harborfreight.com/1-4-qua...ench-2696.html

its 20-200 inch lbs instead of 5-80 foot lbs like the one you linked, lighter duty

Here's a calculator to convert nM to inch lbs: http://www.unitconversion.org/energy...onversion.html

Last edited by zodduska; 10-03-11 at 08:58 PM.

Reply

0