raleighnut
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3, that's what I'd have suggested.That's what I was going to do anyway
Two great minds and all that ...
Torque wrench bit - what's it called?
- Thread starter Pat "5mph"
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slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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Yeah, but if you like that lovely clicky sound, they are good for the soul. I've got two sub-£30 Sealeys and they are great, covering 4-104 Nm or something.
BTW, cassette lockrings have pretty fine threads. 40 Nm seems a bit high to me.
raleighnut
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Pat's torque wrench is an 'Indicator Needle' type (they don't click) the clicking she was referring to is the lock ring 'serrations'.
nah - since Pat’s in Glasgow, Bill’s Tool Store is the place to go !
Seriously, it’s an amazing place - a proper “old school” supplier, a real Aladdin’s Cave. They sell all sorts of stuff - good budget tools, top-of-the-range tools, ex-MOD and second hand stuff that looks like it came out of a shipyard, lots of “obscure things in brown oily cardboard boxes that nobody sells any more”...
and the staff know exactly what they’re talking about. Usually decent prices too!
OP
OP
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True: but they don't sell bike specific tools ... yet!
OP
OP
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It says 40Nm on the instructions that came with the Shimano cassette, also GCN's video says same.
raleighnut
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The thingymybob you need isn't 'bike specific'.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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I'm sure you are correct. From memory, I remember torqueing mine up to about 20Nm and getting a bit nervous about the consequences. Follow whatever the manufacturer says, and make sure the threads are clean and oiled.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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- lost somewhere
You need the whojamaflip for the non-bike stuff.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
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As does Park Tool's torque crib sheet. I failed to torque a cassette cartridge enough once and it vibrated in the shell horribly. I've got a torque wrench for other reasons, so might as well use it and avoid that problem happening again. Similarly, it's good to get crank bolts on right first time.
OP
OP
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I know, that's why I'm going to that shop tomorrow to buy the socket
OP
OP
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You mean lightly greased?
ayceejay
Guru
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Edinburgh university are offering Torque Wrenching as a post graduate degree for 2017 Pat it may take you while to get there at 5mph but you will learn about Newton meters and elbow grease and everything.
OP
OP
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I'll take the train
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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40Nm is loads, don't do it that tight as you'll be bouncing up and down to undo it.
