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06-28-2012, 06:15 PM
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08-01-2012, 05:03 AM
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what are your thoughts on this one
I'm doing a 1250 upgrade on my 883. Will this cover the torque ranges for assembly
Armstrong Tools Micrometer Adjustable Torque Wrench 3/8" DRIVE 781412640465 | eBay
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08-01-2012, 10:21 AM
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Armstrong makes great tools. The range should be good for everything but the nut on the crank. I don't know about a sporty, but on an evo it's like 125 ft/lbs. |
08-01-2012, 10:45 AM
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you really need 2 wrenches, a 3/8 like you're looking at is ok and you need another one in inch pounds. Any new torque wrench will do for a few jobs but if you want one that'll last forever with heavy use and rarely come off calibration get a precision engineering wrench. if you watch ebay for awhile you'll catch a 3/8 for around $75 or maybe even less depends on how long you want to wait.
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08-02-2012, 08:32 PM
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redwings, did you mean precision instruments? couldn't find anything for precision engineering. Does precision instruments make tools for Snap On?
Also, what is a split beam and flex head?
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08-03-2012, 07:40 AM
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yeah, instruments. a split beam has no springs like other wrenches so it rarely needs to be calibrated. flex head means the head can move up and down on a knuckle. I'm pretty sure they hold a patent on the design so they probably make these for snap-on etc. I got a 1/2" with like a 30" handle on it that'll go to 250 ft/lb and I've torqued nuts over 200 ft/lb with 1 hand, its a great wrench. Theres a little knob to adjust the torque in seconds with 2 fingers and you never have to relieve any pressure to store it. You can buy one from companies like snap-on but they charge you up the ass for their name and its the same wrench.
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08-03-2012, 01:41 PM
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It looks simple on line to recalibrate a torque wrench. I'd mess it up like a one line joke. Basically, to calibrate a wrench you take a pound of bread, send it 12" down the bar. That'say pound increment. Stop the wonder bread truck, get 10 loaves of bread, then hang them out 12." Now, dial in the sleeve to 0 gauge. Something like; Tighten the dial collar ether way till you are done figuring out wheat I said. Not that wheat weighs more, pound wise. Pound for pound, search it on utube because this is not right. Part of it is.
Digital? Sheet, that is more accurate than all the rest.
1/2" Clicker? She it, that is where you buy the 1/2 drive with the 0 to 150 pound range and your lug nuts are 120 pounds.
3/8th head clicker? This is less that 100 pounds or now down to the 0 to 75 pound range. Here, you sneak up on 25 and 50 pound torque bolts. The deal is to match the wrench's [pound size] to the thread size. Meaning, you need to be within range is the click style.
1/4" Beam? This is micro managing a whole different animal. You'll tear out 1/4" and 6 mm size threads with a clicker style. This way, you sneak up on that bar, you see the beam's needle move to the inch scale or lightweight pounds like the 2 pound range. You want to 'feel' that beam walk the increment. You feel the threads walk on a click = Too Late!
You feel a beam style, you can get a handle on what a few pounds feels like. You won't windup that clicker so quickly, knowing how you can pull the threads right out of the cam towers or side cover threads.
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08-03-2012, 02:25 PM
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ctrhub where tha fuck you been bro? 
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08-05-2012, 04:39 AM
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Wonder bread. That's funny sheet there?
Redwings now can you deciper it for me. Is the split beam a click style?
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08-06-2012, 07:43 AM
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Wonder bread. That's funny sheet there?
Redwings now can you deciper it for me. Is the split beam a click style?
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No, a split beam just has a needle and a graduated scale. When the needle hits your number you stop. They're usually less expensive but work just fine. I use both. |
08-07-2012, 06:07 AM
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im looking for a torque wrench that starts at 5lbs and having adifiicult time finding one.
I found one called Wright Tool. Anyone hear of them?
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08-07-2012, 06:52 AM
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im looking for a torque wrench that starts at 5lbs and having adifiicult time finding one.
I found one called Wright Tool. Anyone hear of them?
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Craftsman #47713 Split Beam style 0 - 75 ft/lbs on sale for 17 bucks.
If you have to have one that starts at five - Craftsman #75000 5 - 80 ft/lbs 90 bucks. Don't have any experience with wright tools.
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