Originally Posted by
Pete In Az
I'm going to jump in with my own question (it's related).
I have the 0-600 inch pounds. I don't understand Nm very well.
Do I need a bigger, or a smaller one?
I'm a bit new at this, but, I'm slowly figuring it out. I just need a one word answer at this point.
Thank you.
Nm (Newton-meter) is just torque given in metric terms. 1.0 pound-ft= 1.36 N-m and 1.0 pound-in = 0.113 N-m. As an example, the 40 N-m recommended for tightening a cassette lockring is 29 pound-ft or 363 pound-in. Your 0-600 pound-in torque wrench covers 0-68 N-m. Many torque wrenches have dual scales showing both values. You need a smaller one, say 0-60 pound-in (0-7 N-m), for tightening small bolts like steerer clamp and handelbar bolts.