2 torque or not ???

[Grayduff]

I am sure this has been covered but i will ask again..Sorry ..Need to make some adjustments to my Carbon framed bike (the stem) and i do not have a torque wrench shall i just be careful or should i buy a torque wrench, if the later can anybody point me in the right direction of a cheap but good one..Thanks

 

[goody]

Buy a torque wrench. Evans do a Bontrager torque key pre set to 5nm for £13.49 or look for a 1/4inch torque wrench on ebay. If you a careful you might be ok but one mans careful is another oh s**t what was that noise!

 

[derrick]

Get a torque wrench, better safe than sorry.

 

[numbnuts]

It's good to talk more so with carbon

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I just had a Ritchey Torque Key from Wiggle delivered this week.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ritchey-torque-key-with-interchangeable-bits/

It is the new model so comes with 3/4/5mm heads (old model just had 4mm) - pre-loaded to 5Nm.

Very easy to use. I bought it as I was worried about overdoing my stem nuts (5Nm) etc and esp' my FD clamping bolt on my ally frame (3.9Nm - 4.9Nm).

For stuff that needs eg 8Nm I have decided to do the 5Nm preset then just a tad more with an ordinary key.

I think that'll work!

Handy little gadget and I am surprised to note how little 5Nm is!

 

[Sittingduck]

I am sure this has been covered but i will ask again..Sorry ..Need to make some adjustments to my Carbon framed bike (the stem) and i do not have a torque wrench shall i just be careful or should i buy a torque wrench, if the later can anybody point me in the right direction of a cheap but good one..Thanks

Hi

Just to ask - is the actual stem / bars carbon or just the frame? If it's the latter and stem & bars are alu, I personally wouldn't bother.

 

[Grayduff]

Hi

Just to ask - is the actual stem / bars carbon or just the frame? If it's the latter and stem & bars are alu, I personally wouldn't bother.

Just the frame

 

[slowmotion]

To cover all the fixings on a bike, you probably need torques from about 5 to 50 Nm. No one torque wrench is going to cover that range at an affordable price. I bought one that covers 5-25 Nm. I was more scared of cracking delicate components and stripping threads. Anything over 25Nm is pretty unlikely to be stripped or over-tightened disastrously, I guessed.
I bought this, a Sealey STW101.
http://www.pvrdirect.co.uk/productinfo.aspx?catref=STW101
In addition, get a 1/4" to 3/8" drive adaptor and a cheap ( under £10 ) set of hex keys on ebay to plug into the wrench. I used it yesterday to swap my stem and great fun it was too. I love the "click".