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torque wrench
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2000 2:16 pm
by S2Mumford@aol.com
In a message dated 4/20/00 7:23:10 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
DSN_klr650@egroups.com writes:
> > I just bought a Husky ft-lb torque wrench (click type) but noticed
> > the beam-type is about 1/3 of the price. ...
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> The beam-type is fine for most applications as long as you are
> reading the torque scale "straight on" and not at an angle. I prefer
> the click-type, especially when bolts may strip a critical/expensive
> part (valve covers, cam bearings, etc). All it takes is one stripped
> bolt to more than offset the savings of the less expensive beam-type
> wrench.
> If you buy the better click-type, be sure to reset the torque to zero
> before putting it away. I buy the best tools with the idea that it
> will last me a lifetime.
>
> Professor
> '95 KLR650-A9
Reset it to the lowest reading on the wrench before storage. eg. 15 ft. lbs
for 1/2"wrench. If you unscrew it beyond that (all the way down), it isn't
good for the accuracy of your torque wrench.
CA Stu
torque wrench
Posted: Tue May 02, 2000 11:00 am
by Chuck McCullough
I'm looking at a Northern Tool & Equipment catalog right now. They
have a 3/8" drive torque wrench with 120-960 in-lbs capacity (10-80
ft-lbs?) for $19.99 Their phone # is 800-556-7885.
Don't know about the quality of this specific tool, but we've bought
other stuff from them that was ok.
Chuck in WI
torque wrench
Posted: Tue May 02, 2000 12:50 pm
by Chuck McCullough
During lunch break, I continued the search. True Value Hardware had
a 3/8" drive torque wrench for $23. Sold!
Chuck in WI
torque wrench
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2000 9:05 am
by Shepard,Brian
What make & model of torque wrench is the most popular. I want to get the
right one for my KLR650.
-Brian Shepard
Philadelphia PA
A13
torque wrench
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2000 10:45 am
by bmgecko
Dunno how badly they will be off, but a torque wrench is something that
needs to be periodically recalibrated. And if you drop it from waist
height, it'll need a recalibration then, too. Maybe I'm just anal about
it, ut I work on airplanes, and I guess out torque setting really do
need to be what it asks for in the tech data.
Might wanna see about getting your torque wrences checked out folks...
Chris Astier
torque wrench
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2001 3:59 pm
by Craig
Since the weather sucked today,I started doing my first
valve check today. I have a 3/8 torque wench that
I was planning on using with an 1/4 adaptor, but after
taking off the gas tank and looking at the amount of
space I have to work with on the left side. I have
decided the 3/8 torque is to big to fit.
I have already gone to all the hardware, auto parts
stores in town with no luck find a single 1/4 torque
wench. So I will have to order one form somebody.
Who makes a 1/4 torque wench that works good for the
valve checks? I would prefer someone other than the
Habor Feight el cheapos.
Craig
A15 (in pieces in the garage)
torque wrench
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2001 7:29 pm
by Robert Morgan
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Subject: [DSN_klr650] torque wrench
> Since the weather sucked today,I started doing my first
> valve check today. I have a 3/8 torque wench that
> I was planning on using with an 1/4 adaptor, but after
> taking off the gas tank and looking at the amount of
> space I have to work with on the left side. I have
> decided the 3/8 torque is to big to fit.
>
> I have already gone to all the hardware, auto parts
> stores in town with no luck find a single 1/4 torque
> wench. So I will have to order one form somebody.
>
> Who makes a 1/4 torque wench that works good for the
> valve checks? I would prefer someone other than the
> Habor Feight el cheapos.
>
> Craig
> A15 (in pieces in the garage)
>
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torque wrench
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2001 10:14 pm
by George Basinet
Craig wrote:
> Since the weather sucked today,I started doing my first
> valve check today. I have a 3/8 torque wench that
> I was planning on using with an 1/4 adaptor, but after
> taking off the gas tank and looking at the amount of
> space I have to work with on the left side. I have
> decided the 3/8 torque is to big to fit.
>
Can't you use a 3/8" torque wrench with an 1/4" adapter attached to a long
1/4" extension followed with a universally jointed mm socket?.
As far as a cheap torque wrench goes. If you do your valves twice a year
that means you use the wrench 20 times in the next 10 years. Returning the
tool to it's box untorque and never dropped, it should last for years. As
important as the bolts being torqued it would seem that it is just as
important that they be torqued evenly to prevent warping. A Harbor Freight
wrench ($30?) should do that just fine. All this is based on that fact that
I was never a mechanic so my opinion must be adjusted for it's value. Of
course a SnapOn or Proto tool would be nice.
George
Escondido, CA
. . . 'when things go wrong,
don't go with them'.
torque wrench
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2001 5:22 am
by IronJungle@Hotmail.com
Putting a "U-joint" on a torque wrench will cause you to get bad
reading; ie, the torque wrench is useless.
I wouldn't recommend this.
Pat
Austin TX
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., George Basinet wrote:
Can't you use a 3/8" torque wrench with an 1/4" adapter attached to a
long
1/4" extension followed with a universally jointed mm socket?.
torque wrench
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2001 3:16 pm
by ElGlaude
Hi,
Since there's a truckload of torque wrench available at SnapOn, i was wondering which one is the more suitable for the KLR.
I mean by that, if you're looking at the KLR service manual, what's the maxmum torque you saw in the manual? Is it in metric, in Lb / FT or In / Ft? I need a 3/8" to match my other tools!
Thanks
Bye
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