Harbor Freight + torque wrench = epic fail.
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I disagree, even the cheapest of cheap torque wrenches are only a couple of percent off. more than good enough for hobbyists who are not launching things to outer orbit. it was not the wrench that stripped the bolt. it was the user.2015 BMW S1000R
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Originally posted by mammut89 View PostI disagree, even the cheapest of cheap torque wrenches are only a couple of percent off. more than good enough for hobbyists who are not launching things to outer orbit. it was not the wrench that stripped the bolt. it was the user.
Tldr: buy the best tools you can afford and have the right tools for the job. It saves both time and money in the long run.
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Originally posted by mammut89 View PostI disagree, even the cheapest of cheap torque wrenches are only a couple of percent off. more than good enough for hobbyists who are not launching things to outer orbit. it was not the wrench that stripped the bolt. it was the user.Last edited by arsenic; 10-24-2014, 05:14 PM.
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Originally posted by mammut89 View Postyour next tool would be a torque wrench and download the service manual for the torque specifications.
honestly I dont think Harbour freight was the problem this time. Some torque wrenches make a very loud click some torque wrenches make a very subtle click you almost can not hear but you can feel it lightly in your hand.
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Originally posted by arsenic View Postin-lbs or ft-lbs?
I borrowed a much more expensive in-lb wrench from a buddy (he works on the airplanes I fly) when we fixed my old head. Converted 84in-lbs to 7ft-lbs and the job was done!
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Originally posted by jetroar17 View PostMy book says 7 ft lbs. Something was obviously wrong with the wrench because it would not click at 7 ft-lbs even when I torqued it on purpose, but it would at other torque settings, both higher and lower..
I borrowed a much more expensive in-lb wrench from a buddy (he works on the airplanes I fly) when we fixed my old head. Converted 84in-lbs to 7ft-lbs and the job was done!
which will destroy anything aluminum long before it clicks, ask me how I know, and who I got a new cam journal from (arsenic)
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Originally posted by Maverick.Marq View Post
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Originally posted by Maverick.Marq View Post
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From personal experimentation....
If your using a cheaper torque wrench, make sure you have only 1 hand on it, at the end, and pull slow with as little/few extensions/extra parts as possible.
If your "holding" the wrench on with one hand, and pulling with the other... you will definitely get faulty results.
If you pull quickly... you will get faulty results.
If you have multiple extensions, flex joints, variable angle sockets, so on... you get faulty results.
I'm not saying the wrench if cheap won't just give you faulty results, but I will say the cheaper versions will definitely give a much higher rate of fail based upon how you use it along with more extreme failures; and that good wrench can still give faulty results if used incorrectly.
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