Torque Wrench

[tmf2004]

Since i will doing some maintanence soon on the bike (oil change, rear pads, maybe coolant) what size torque wrench do i need for the smaller bolts that hold the caliper, oil drain plug, etc..

I have a larger TW for car tires but its to big...

Thanks

[kromdom]

May I suggest below

Craftsman Microtork® Torque Wrench, 20-150 ft. lbs., 1/2 in. Drive

Craftsman Microtork® Torque Wrench, 25-250 in. lbs., 3/8 in. Drive

[tmf2004]

May I suggest below

Craftsman Microtork® Torque Wrench, 20-150 ft. lbs., 1/2 in. Drive

Craftsman Microtork® Torque Wrench, 25-250 in. lbs., 3/8 in. Drive

I have the larger one above and i do believe i have a adaptor for the smaller bolts..

i just thought i needed a smaller torgue wrench to get to the smaller bolts?

The one i have seems to big..

Thanks again

[shadetree57]

Torque is torque regardless of the wrench size. I have a 1/2 inch and a 3/8 drive foot pound wrench. If you can get the bigger wrench in the areas you want to then it'll be fine. Use the adapters to use 3/8 sockets. Some smaller bolts may not torque to 20 ft.lbs so you may need to get an in.lb wrench. Mine is a craftsman and has been a good one. Hope this helps.

[WESeib]

Well, honestly, the oil drain plug is supposed to be torqued to 16.5 ft/lbs.
In other words, the ones listed don't go low enough.

Yeah, I know, I am a dork, I actually did this with a torque wrench.

This is the one I have:
3/8" Drive Click Stop Torque Wrench

It goes from 5 to 80 ft lbs.
Harbor freight sells them for about 22 bucks.

[kromdom]

16.5 ft/lbs x 12 = 198 in/lbs (so the in/lb unit above will get it done)

[tmf2004]

Well, honestly, the oil drain plug is supposed to be torqued to 16.5 ft/lbs.
In other words, the ones listed don't go low enough.

Yeah, I know, I am a dork, I actually did this with a torque wrench.

This is the one I have:
3/8" Drive Click Stop Torque Wrench

It goes from 5 to 80 ft lbs.
Harbor freight sells them for about 22 bucks.

Thanks for link.. I may order that... Mine only goes to 20ft. lbs so this is probably what i need.. Great price to.. Thanks everyone..

[WESeib]

My bad, I thought both of those were in ft/lbs.
Yeah, the second will work very nicely for small jobs.