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Where in Auck can I buy one from? Most I've seen are crappy quality and don't have the "lower" settings for bikes.
I normally don't bother and tighten stuff up until I go red in the face but I need to adjust a chain on a single swing arm and don't want to stuff it up.
Any idea?
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Hey Bro,
Have a look at Auckland Engineering Supplies (AES), 152 Beaumont Street, Westhaven. Ph 09 358 0910 Website: http://www.tradezone.co.nz/default.asp
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Pay someone to do it!Originally Posted by Finn
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Your rear axle nut is tightened to a low torque? Sounds scary to me.You'll need 2 - a 1/2in for things like axle nuts,and a 3/8 for the smaller nuts and bolts around the bike.1/2in torque wrenchs don't work well in the lower settings,a 3/8in will be stressed out on the big stuff.
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I just checked and it says 28 - 32 Nm. Most torque wrenches I looked at went much higher than this.
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Shit,that's only about 20ft/lbs,a bit more than finger tight.Check those figures again....or sell the bike - you wouldn't catch me riding a bike with an axle nut that loose.A torque wrench is better working in the middle of it's range.
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My single arm main wheel nut is 120Nm from the haynes manual so yes just go in to the shop and they would prob do it for free it only takes two minutes
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sorry for being basic Fin but did you look at what type of mesure force they use
ie; torque wrench's come in Nm, mkp, lbft, lbin, or a combernation
which maybe the reason for torque differances
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Ahh torque
T wrenched are only a guide, as in you are obit this point here ... The torque required to tighten nuts can/does change depending on the lube used/not used.
A bolt clamps 2 faces together and does this by stretching. The most accurate is to measure the length of the bolt, Second I would say was the BMW mothod , angular , third ( and probably the most suitable for you is the pointer type torque wrench where a pointer move across a scale
Finally the click type one ( I have 2 fancy ones, but the poiter type gets used the most )
and years ago , Repco used to do them for 14 dollars ...but then a Xl250 cost 800 dollars and america was french
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That sound's about right for the torque on the bolts (on the rear of the swingarm) that clamp the eccentric...Trade Tools in Penrose have some good gear (Falcom) ..or i could lend you mine if you are closish to Manukau.
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28 - 32 Nm sounds about right for the hub bolts, same as my old 996, they only stop the hub from turning, nothing to do with the axle bolt.
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That torque refers to the two 14mm bolts shown in the photo.
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Motu and I were confused, thought you meant the axle bolt, but yeah I see what you mean now.
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You can do it with a big power bar. Just keep tightening it til it feels like it's turning a bit easier.
That's too much. Then you get a new swingarm, and tighten it a bit less.
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