Originally Posted by
joejack951
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?
I'm not saying that using a torque wrench in not necessary at all, I'm just saying that it's not AS necessary as some make it out to be.
When I originally got my BB7s, I was really cautious about everything (being my first brake swap) and I asked the guy at the bike shop "On a scale of 1-10, how important is it to get the correct torque in the rotor bolts?"
His reply: "Around a 2?"