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Old 10-29-09, 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Luke52
I've never used a torque wrench when installing rotors, had no issues yet.

Hell, even the bike shop didn't use one when fitting my BB7s.

Should be able to do it by feel relatively easily.
Of course a seasoned mechanic could do it by feel but I'm not getting that impression from the OP. And regardless of your skill with tightening fasteners, is it really worth a potential wheel rebuild to skip the torque wrench?
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