Which torque wrench?

[2fitty]

Can anyone recommend which size torque wrench is best suited for working on the old dirt squirter?

[meteor]

I think the 1/4" go down to about 7 nm and the 3/8" go down to about 20 nm. Theres a lot of small nuts and bolts that are torque set to less than 20nm that are easy to strip if you over tighten. Teng tools ones are reasonable and priced at about $60ish from memory.

[Mo NZ]

My 1/4 " drive torque goes down to 20 inch lbs. Thats a little under 2 foot pounds. 12 inch pounds = a foot pound.
Bought one off trademe from an Ozzi dealer for about $70. Delivered it in 2 days.

[Edbear]

Check out Sulco Tools and if there is anything on there that suits, get me to price it for you.

[Akzle]

mein half inch drive goes down to 20ft lb on the mic, but can be wound (off the chart) down to about 15. goes up to 130 odd.
anything that's done by inch pounds i generally use a ring spanner and the fingerometer...

[imdying]

Definitely a 1/4 drive, that will do everything but the larger chassis components and flywheel/stators.

[browny]

Definitely a 1/4 drive, that will do everything but the larger chassis components and flywheel/stators.

i wouldve said 3/8 or 1/2. 1/2 wll go down to a low torque, and high enough for head and axles etc thats what i use anyway .what does a 1/4 go up to,i doubt it would be high enough for any thing outside of engine.happy to be wrong tho.

[hayd3n]

from what i have been taught , use ring spanners to tighten up the small bolts the length of the ring spanner corresponds to the torque required to tighten it, torque wrenches are more critical for cams and heads

[Mo NZ]

My 1/4' drive goes to 240 inch pounds, 20ft pounds.
My 3/8 drive is good for the rest.

With steel you wont strip much, now those alloys....well.

[Madness]

If you're working on metric bikes look for a torque wrench with the primary scale being in Nm rather than ft/lb or in/lb, it saves having to fudge settings. I'd have thought 1/4" & 3/8" Dr wenches would be the go for a dirtbike. A torque wrench is always going to be more accurate in the middle of it's range, rather than being used at the extreme ends if it's scale, either upper or lower ends.