Torque Wrench

[vireo]

Looking for one of the above........any advice?

My socket collection all take a 1/2" drive

Halfords have one with a good range, and at a price I'd want to pay but it only has a 3/8" drive.
Argos have a wider range one, in 1/2" drive, but it looks flimsy (inaccurate too) and is very cheap.

I wont make heay-duty use of it, so SnapOn etc is out of my league, price-wise. Any recommendations, preferably for a local purchase?

Vireo

 

[(RIP) Bin Ridin]

Halfords deffo, maybe get a 3/8" to 1/2" adaptor?
Or buy the sockets you need to torque in 3/8" ?

 

[Daithi]

I could be wrong but I think it's 150 Nm for the bevel bearing on the final drive.
All mine are TengTools (AR Brownlow) and I haven't broken any yet,

btw. My torque goes to 130 Nm.

 

[vireo]

I could be wrong but I think it's 150 Nm for the bevel bearing on the final drive.
All mine are TengTools (AR Brownlow) and I haven't broken any yet,

btw. My torque goes to 130 Nm.

Daithi

Thanks! I've just spent the last 20 minutes searching thru the service manual to find that the majority of torque settings are in the range 5Nm to about 60Nm, but with some up as high as an eye-watering 230Nm !!! (the front fork ball slider bridge). As I'll never be undertaking serious spanner work, I thought that a TW covering up to 60/80Nm would be find for the jobs I'd be doing, however, the rear wheel nuts require 105Nm of torque, so TBH its a bit of a dilemma. There have been quite a number of cases of rear wheel nuts coming undone over time so thats one to get right (failures seem to spring from guys sometimes using a bit of lube on them when putting them in....a real No-No apparently) - anyway, as thats the task in hand at present (tyre off to repair a puncture) I'll need a wee bit of assistance.

On a related point, I have been unable to get the BMW supplied repair plugs into the hole in my tyre (hole too small....) - anyone care to relate experiences when sorting punctures....? Think I need some of those rat-tail plugs, perhaps.

V

 

[Daithi]

I might pick up a decent torque qrench myself...

Daithi

Thanks! I've just spent the last 20 minutes searching thru the service manual to find that the majority of torque settings are in the range 5Nm to about 60Nm, but with some up as high as an eye-watering 230Nm !!! (the front fork ball slider bridge). As I'll never be undertaking serious spanner work, I thought that a TW covering up to 60/80Nm would be find for the jobs I'd be doing, however, the rear wheel nuts require 105Nm of torque, so TBH its a bit of a dilemma. There have been quite a number of cases of rear wheel nuts coming undone over time so thats one to get right (failures seem to spring from guys sometimes using a bit of lube on them when putting them in....a real No-No apparently) - anyway, as thats the task in hand at present (tyre off to repair a puncture) I'll need a wee bit of assistance.

Yeah, it's hard to know where to draw the line re tools and bling.

On a related point, I have been unable to get the BMW supplied repair plugs into the hole in my tyre (hole too small....) - anyone care to relate experiences when sorting punctures....? Think I need some of those rat-tail plugs, perhaps.

V

I bought a box of "rats-tails", call out to my place of employment and I'll have a few of 'em for ya, they seem to be the best yokes for the job.

 

[Taff]

.... On a related point, I have been unable to get the BMW supplied repair plugs into the hole in my tyre (hole too small....) - anyone care to relate experiences when sorting punctures....?

Don't you have a reamer to roughen the edges?

If you can get the reamer in, you should be able to get the "plug" in.

 

[vireo]

Don't you have a reamer to roughen the edges?

If you can get the reamer in, you should be able to get the "plug" in.

Nope......have a reamer from the BM supplied kit, but couldn't get it in.

V

 

[Taff]

Nope......have a reamer from the BM supplied kit, but couldn't get it in.

But once you've found the whole, you force the reamer in. In your photo, you need to push it in up to the hilt, so that the rough bit near the handle roughens the edges around the puncture.

If you've got the plugs, out of interest why did you take the wheel off?

 

[Daithi]

But once you've found the whole, you force it in.

C'mon lads get it out of the gutter.













I've used the BMW plugs and the work well enough if you can get them in,
the "rats-tails" are a doddle to use. As for the Torque Wrench, it's
something you'll have for a long time so it's worth spending a few bob on.

BTW, Anybody got a spare reamer ? I loaned mine and never got it back.

 

[the celt]

Hi Vireo,
Ive got the two halfords torque wrenchs
Professional Torque Wrench 40-200Nm
1/2" square drive
and the
Pro Torque Wrench 8-60Nm:
Great torque wrenchs....if you going to buy them
tell the girl at the till your car or moto insurance is
with Aon/Axa and you'll get 10% discount.

 

[nud1e]

however, the rear wheel nuts require 105Nm of torque, so TBH its a bit of a dilemma. There have been quite a number of cases of rear wheel nuts coming undone over time so thats one to get right

I've found that the application of my 15 stone through a size 9 boot on the toolkit wrench will undo the rear wheel nuts. The same method when applied to tighten up these nuts seems to work equally well. Not much out when I put the torque whrench on them.
Similarly, 7.5nm is a two finger pull on a 10/12/13/14mm spanner.

 

[vireo]

But once you've found the whole, you force the reamer in. In your photo, you need to push it in up to the hilt, so that the rough bit near the handle roughens the edges around the puncture.

If you've got the plugs, out of interest why did you take the wheel off?

Taff

The hole was from a nail 1-2mm thick, and TBH, I forced the reamer as best I could but it wouldn't go in the hole. It actually felt like it was catching on 'wire' inside the carcass, but as far as I know thats not possible.......so I though I took the easier course (until I read that the wheel nuts need 105Nm to tighten them back on!) They were on tight though!

Anyway, I'm not in a huge hurry to get back on the road, so I'll use the opportunity of having the wheel off to clean the caliper, check the FD bearing etc

V

 

[Comfy Old Boots]

You will need two torque wrenchs to do the full job. Me, I'm looking for a small torque value wrench.10 - 60 nm. Cheapo piece of sh:ite for the big bits. Save the money for the cinema or some such rip off.

 

[vireo]

Joe, Flatknuckles

I bought the 8-60nm wrench in Halfords today. Its a well made piece. I tried the Aon/Axa line to get 10% off but they were having none of it!........not without the 'Card' which they needed to scan thru the till to process the discount. I paid €75 for it, and a fiver for a 3/8" to 1/2" adaptor but it will hopefully repay me over the years. There appear to be some bargains on FleaBay (try But it Now options) for reasonable brand gear, so I might try my luck there for a larger wrench if I cannot blag one from a mate when I need it.


V

 

[vireo]

Heads-up

Having purchased the above, I now see Lidl are (next Thursday 6th Nov) doing a 42-210Nm Torque Wrench for only €17 (from the looks of it, its very like one I've used, and well made).
Also some nice other stuff in their specials next week.............including
a Mini Compressor at €12; a variety of ratchet straps for the same money and brake and clutch cleaner at a fiver......fill your boots!
Details here http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20081106.index

V

 

[shinobi]

the wrench is actually made by Beta... a decent brand renamed halfords, and if you buy the higher nm one use it and then return within 28 days