Torque wrenches?

[HangMan]

Getting ready to start working on the bike (actually by working on the bike i mean doing the crank case breather mod) and as i'm about as mechanically inclined as a high school girl... i was wondering if you had any suggestions as to a specific torque wrench type and size that will come in handy for the majority of the BASIC work i will need to do on my bike in the near future.

other suggestions for essential tools (again for BASIC work) would be greatly appreciated [smirk]

 

[iman501]

do you need a torque wrench for the crang case breather mod???......

i dont recall using one...

 

[HangMan]

i know it's probably not needed for the airbox screws but i have terrible luck with over/under tightening bolts so i didn't want to take any chances. Plus i figured it would come in handy further down the line

 

[netty2424]

do you need a torque wrench for the crang case breather mod

Yep, when you're torquing the blinker fluid.



I first bought a generic one for $20 at O'Reileys Autopoarts and it broke the first time I tried to use it. From there I spent about $90 craftsman from sears. I will rarely use one, but you can really find them for about as much as you would want to spend on them. They can get pretty expensive.

 

[HangMan]

actually i was planning on getting it from sears
but yea, the price is the reason i was trying to make sure it would be able to cover as many jobs as possible

 

[sparky300]

Get a calibrated elbow

 

[anrkizm95]

craftsman from sears.

[up]
ft lb 10-80
inch lb 50-300
multi meter

 

[HangMan]

wow... just realized half the values on the firebolts torque chart are in inch lb

haha thanks anrkizm

 

[wolfo68]

Either way, know whether It's in inch obser or ft lbs