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Does anyone have any ideas where I'd get a torque wrench suitable for my bike. I went to machine mart but the guy said it would be no good as it doesn't go down low enough for motorcycle applications.

I'm on a budget (hence machine mart!) so no snap-on jobbies!
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Missile wrote:If you can filter your way through the pensioners racing their trolleys, Lidl have torque wrench for £12.99 and no I am not on commission :I can't believe it's not butter!
maybe of use :2up
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Post by Grant »

Halford have smaller torque wrenches as well.
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grantwils wrote:Does anyone have any ideas where I'd get a torque wrench suitable for my bike. I went to machine mart but the guy said it would be no good as it doesn't go down low enough for motorcycle applications.

I'm on a budget (hence machine mart!) so no snap-on jobbies!
You can have a loan of mine, not using it atm. PM etc..
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check ebay there are loads I got one for the bike and a bigger one for the car on there :2up
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Autosave (or Autoparts?) on King Street used to do one for about £15 - basic but it does the job. They also have all the large sizes of sockets for axle nuts.
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Autosave have now moved, they are in Broadfold garage's old place on Broadfold Road Bridge of Don :2up
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Bit of a treck from Glasgow to pick one up though! ;)
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Got one at Scottish Bike Show for £15. 8-90 lbs ft thingys.
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grantwils wrote:Got one at Scottish Bike Show for £15. 8-90 lbs ft thingys.
Most of the manuals have gone metric so it'll probably have a scale in Newton Metres as well
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Big Kneed Al (master of the emergency stop & "stand up" comedian) ( Super Nanny ) wrote:
grantwils wrote:Got one at Scottish Bike Show for £15. 8-90 lbs ft thingys.
Most of the manuals have gone metric so it'll probably have a scale in Newton Metres as well
Correct:

1 Nm = 0.738 ftlbs

1 ftlb = 1.356 Nm
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