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FreshAL
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PostPosted: 16:39 - 16 Feb 2006    Post subject: Borrow a torque wrench? Reply with quote
Hi,

Does anyone in the Reading area have a torque wrench I could borrow this weekend?

My chain needs doing and after MarJay's warnings on this thread I think I'll use a torque wench!

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syl
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PostPosted: 16:56 - 16 Feb 2006    Post subject: Re: Borrow a torque wrench? Reply with quote
FreshAL wrote:
Hi,

Does anyone in the Reading area have a torque wrench I could borrow this weekend?

My chain needs doing and after MarJay's warnings on this thread I think I'll use a torque wench!

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Might be an idea to specify the torque settings required. Unfortunately I need to buy two torque wrenches to cover the majority of my bike's settings (well, one for almost everything and another for the odd bit and bob, which happens to include the axle bolt).
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FreshAL
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PostPosted: 17:15 - 16 Feb 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
oh yeah Embarassed

It's a curvy SV650, I think it's 65Nm

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mrchips
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PostPosted: 17:21 - 16 Feb 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
Real mechanics can feel the torque through thier fingers.
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306_abb
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PostPosted: 17:21 - 16 Feb 2006    Post subject: re Reply with quote
get ur self down halfords they sell them there for about 20 squid
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mrchips
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PostPosted: 17:23 - 16 Feb 2006    Post subject: Re: re Reply with quote
306_abb wrote:
get ur self down halfords they sell them there for about 20 squid


They're crap though.
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306_abb
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PostPosted: 17:31 - 16 Feb 2006    Post subject: re Reply with quote
no there not i used to have one. there ok if ur using it now and then and not every day
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syl
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PostPosted: 18:37 - 16 Feb 2006    Post subject: Re: re Reply with quote
mrchips wrote:
306_abb wrote:
get ur self down halfords they sell them there for about 20 squid


They're crap though.


The only ones I saw when I went to buy one are the "Halfords Professional" range, which generally get good reviews. They're certainly reassuringly expensive (50-60 quid each) although in a different league to the electronic Snap-On ones at over 900 quid.

If you want a cheap one, there are plenty on EBay starting around £15.
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mrchips
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PostPosted: 18:52 - 16 Feb 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
halfords professional is pretty decent, but thier other basic model are useless.
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MarJay
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PostPosted: 19:41 - 16 Feb 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
I have a pair that I haven't used yet. You are welcome to borrow one of them if you want. Thumbs Up Smile
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G
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PostPosted: 23:57 - 16 Feb 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
Welcome to borrow one of mine as well - drop me a pm on here if needed.
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306_abb
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PostPosted: 00:11 - 17 Feb 2006    Post subject: . Reply with quote
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electronic Snap-On ones at over 900 quid.

lol well the tech wrench is going to be better tho i dont rate them that much the batterys run out to quick for my liking iv got 2 off them but i think the normal ones are better
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