de tour 2006 ** day six**

[dakota616]

Anyone have recommends for which brand of decent"affordable" torque wrenches to buy. I need both, ft.pounds and inches. Mainly m/c work. Thanks- Rick

[tktully@adelphia.net]

I prefer Snap-on . But I think Craftsman makes a cheaper alternative . ( and still a quality piece) john T. 84 KLR 600 02 ZRX1200 dakota616 wrote:

> Anyone have recommends for which brand of decent"affordable" torque > wrenches to buy. I need both, ft.pounds and inches. Mainly m/c work. > Thanks- Rick > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

[Wilson John T Civ 53 CSS/SCNS]

I bought the Craftsman for $75. It handles up to around 8 ft-lbs down to just a few inch-lbs. JT Wilson 882-5887 -----Original Message----- From: tktully@... [mailto:tktully@...] Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 5:57 PM To: dakota616 Cc: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Torque Wrenches I prefer Snap-on . But I think Craftsman makes a cheaper alternative . ( and still a quality piece) john T. 84 KLR 600 02 ZRX1200 dakota616 wrote:

> Anyone have recommends for which brand of decent"affordable" torque > wrenches to buy. I need both, ft.pounds and inches. Mainly m/c work. > Thanks- Rick > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

Checkout Dual Sport News at http://www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[tktully@adelphia.net]

Yeah, They make good stuff. I won't tell you what I paid for the snap-on... LOL ! I like the feel & the dial on the snap-on. Plus they calibrate it every year for me. -john T. Wilson John T Civ 53 CSS/SCNS wrote:

> > > I bought the Craftsman for $75. It handles up to around 8 ft-lbs down > to just a few inch-lbs. > > JT Wilson > 882-5887 > > -----Original Message----- > From: tktully@... [mailto:tktully@...] > Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 5:57 PM > To: dakota616 > Cc: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Torque Wrenches > > I prefer Snap-on . > But I think Craftsman makes a cheaper alternative . ( and still a > quality > piece) > > john T. > 84 KLR 600 > 02 ZRX1200 > > dakota616 wrote: > > > Anyone have recommends for which brand of decent"affordable" torque > > > wrenches to buy. I need both, ft.pounds and inches. Mainly m/c work. > > > Thanks- Rick > > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > > http://www.dualsportnews.com > > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: > http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: > http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

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[bradcdavis]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "dakota616" wrote:

> Anyone have recommends for which brand of decent"affordable"

torque

> wrenches to buy. I need both, ft.pounds and inches. Mainly m/c

work.

> Thanks- Rick

I bought a 3/8" Craftsman for $20 on Ebay a while back. I also have a 1/2" Craftsman for the heavy work. Brad

[Norm Keller]

Greg Roberts posted:

> Can >one good torque wrench handle both.

Yes, though most torque wrenches don't. The reason is the range, by the time you get up to 100 ft/lbs you have a very large number of in/lbs. 1 inch pound-force = 0.0833333 foot pound-force Most torque wrenches are dual-scale but the scaling is metric and english, rather than two metric or two english scales.

>Thanks. >Martin from Canada A16

A torque wrench should not be used for the top or bottom 20% of its range as a general rule because accuracy suffers greatly when they are at the ends of their range. A torque wrench which indicates inch pounds is generally for low torque applications since one foot pound equals 12 inch pounds so the inch pound increment makes for easier use than would fractions of a foot pound. For cycle applications you will need something like a zero to 250 inch pound (about 12 foot pounds) and a 10 to 80 foot pound. Good torque wrenches are expensive and should be backed off to zero when not in use to reduce fatigue of the tension spring. It is good practice to have one re calibrated every two or three years however if you know a tool dealer you may be able to talk him/her into using a double ended adapter and comparing yours with some new ones. HIH Norm --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway - Enter today [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[fasteddiecopeman]

Unless there's been a change, Snap-On is the ONLY company that warrants torque wrenches longer than one year, and will re-calibrate them for you.

> > I couldn't justify laying out big bucks for something like a Snap- > On since I only would use the tool once in a while.

I have two Snap-On torque wrenches, both bought used, one a 1/2" clicker good from 40 to 200 foot pounds ($75 Cdn around 13 years ago) that's been calibrated twice and the ratchet rebuilt once, all UNDER WARRANTY, and a 3/8" tachometer style 0 to 150 inch pounds ($25 Cdn) that I use with a 3/8-1/4 adapter for all the 'little jobs'.

> Good used snap-on 1/4 inch drive torque wrenches can be found on ebay > for less than $50, in my experience. I'd much rather own a quality > used torque wrench, as long as it is calibrated, than a new one of > low quality. The $20 difference is well worth the money in my > opinion.

Just remember - a torque wrench that's NOT accurate is as useful as a leaky condum. Ed

[Thor Lancelot Simon]

On Fri, Mar 25, 2005 at 05:29:49PM -0000, fasteddiecopeman wrote:

> > > Unless there's been a change, Snap-On is the ONLY company that warrants > torque wrenches longer than one year, and will re-calibrate them for you.

Stanley/Proto will recalibrate wrenches. I think most reputable manufacturers will.

[fasteddiecopeman]

What my post SHOULD have said: ...and will re-calibrate them for you AT NO COST! Ed

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote: > On Fri, Mar 25, 2005 at 05:29:49PM -0000, fasteddiecopeman wrote: > > > > > > Unless there's been a change, Snap-On is the ONLY company that warrants > > torque wrenches longer than one year, and will re-calibrate them for you. > > Stanley/Proto will recalibrate wrenches. I think most reputable > manufacturers will.

[Nolo Incognere]

I am about to embark on a first time journey of adjusting the valves on my A14 that I call the "Grasshopper" I am also going to "do the Doo", and have ordered parts from Arrowhead. I figure I'll also check the oil screen while I'm in there. I have looked around for a 1/4" torque wrench, but have come up empty handed so far. Does anybody have a good source, or any ideas on where I might look? John O. Empire, MI, In the heart of the Sleeping Bear http://www.nps.gov/slbe/ --------------------------------- No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]