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Don't forget to have a spare washer for the plug. |
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as what my old man said to me " tight, but not too tight "
I had to grind off my sump plug off my 600 as some bastard tightened it up so so tight!! completely flattened the copper ring
only with head nut's I would use a torque wrench ____________________ Suzuki TS 70 1999 Honda CB 125 t2 1981 Yamaha XJ 600 s Diversion Honda cx 500 MZ ETZ 250 1985 Yamaha FZR 400 1981 Suzuki TS 185 1984 |
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Personally I always torque 90% of stuff up ,but Ive spent 30 years restoring and building specials and its just the way I have always done things after seeing a good few stripped threads and snapped bolts with other peeps ,but you dont have to if you havent got a TW as has been said just dont over do it ____________________ Wheels polished and painted £90 a pair all in ..........bargain! |
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No you don't need one.
If you do get one, I'd suggest an old style deflecting beam wrench.
https://www.parktool.com/uploads/images/blog/repair_help/tw5.jpg
Why? Because it's an aid for mechanical sympathy, not a replacement for it, like a new fangled clicky one. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
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Cheers guys - very useful as always! Job lined up for the weekend there then ____________________ Current Ride - 2010 Hornet 600 |
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*Waits for I've cracked my sump after following BCF's advice* thread. ____________________ My Flickr |
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bloody hell, a torque wrench is overkill on a sump drain plug. Oh yes that right I stripped the treads on an old bike even to the manufacture specs.
Torque wrenches are for fuc**** high load, high force requirements, ie cylinder head bolts, crankshaft pinions, flywheel nuts, and anything that looks like a really big nut! |
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I've got one, so I use it. After seeing plenty of threads about people threading stuff, adn the problems it causes, I wouldn't want to chance it.
However, I don't use it as a "replacement" for mechanical sympathy. It's more so that I can feel confident I've done it properly. Obviously it's not a substitute for common sense!
The rear axle I just do with a breaker bar until it's "fkin tight". Am considering getting a large torque wrench for when doing the clutch. ____________________
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I have two and use them regularly for pretty much everything. If I didn't have one I wouldn't go out and buy one just for a sump plug though.
I even torque up the wheel nuts on my car using a torque wrench .
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bridlad Borekit Bruiser
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 12 years, 1 day ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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