What Torque Wrench/es?

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Cautiously starting work on a 2012 GS and equally slowly building up the necessary tools. Have not got a fortune to spend but what T wrench / es would you recommend to cover me for most eventualities on the bike.
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Highly recommend 3/8th drive Norbar for most things and a decent half inch one for the big bits

You can get an idea of Torques settings HERE

Good site for info Here
 
Hello there,
I recently bought a 1/2 and a 3/8 Draper torque wrenches through Amazon. They were way cheaper than anywhere else.
 
I bought Halford's own a few years ago and they've been very good - agreed that you'll need a 3/8" drive small one and a 1/2" drive biggy so make sure you have the adapters you need also :thumb2 Recall I paid around £50 each at the time.
 
Torque wrenches have their uses but don't rely on them for normal fasteners. Its all too easy to over tighten a small screw. If doing it by hand you will feel when its tight enough. With a torque wrench you wont and then its too late.

So first invest in a set of good quality, spanners, sockets and hex keys (or the appropriate Torx/Ribe as its a BMW). Then get the torque wrench for the special jobs where nothing else will do.
 
P.S. ALWAYS wind your torque wrench back to zero once you have finished with it!

If you don;t next time you go to use it 6 months later the spring tension is changed
 
+1 for Halfords.

I have got the 1/4 drive that does 8nm - 40nm (I think) and the 1/2 that does 30nm - 280nm.

Important to get one that goes above 250nm incase you ever need to replace the front balljoint. I have a Draper one that does not go up that far so had to buy another.

I also have the big Halfords socket set that they always have on special at around £120.00 and you will need very little other tools than what is in the case. Oil filter tool and feeler gauge are about the only things missing.


I would recomend getting the sticky silver grease that Motorbins sell, I believe it is something that BMW use. I prefer to use it that Copper Grease and when you start getting to 8 years and 80 000 miles you will of taken some of the bolts off a few times and they remain rust free and seem to hold the torue setting.
 
Halfords lifetime guarantee doesn't apply to moving parts, so their torque wrenches and ratchets are only covered for 3 months from purchase.
Take a look at the older spec Sealey mechanical wrench as it has a really useful range of settings.
 
For the smaller, non-torque pieces.

Get yourself down to Aldi and see if they've got any of the WorkZone Torx/Hex T-bar toolkits, normally £9.99.

Bargain.
 
Teng for me, good quality, not silly money & feels nice and positive when you reach the required torque setting.
 
Madmountainman said:
£100 for a tin of paste!:yikes
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Yes but small amounts will be less money and will last a DIY mechanic a lifetime. I have a tube of Rocol the size of a kids toothpaste bought 30+ years ago. It still has some left.

Alternatively get some high solids (usually high temperature) anti seize paste from a fasteners factors.
 
Nippy Normans supply Touratech, Wunderlich, Desert Fox and many other makes of accessories.
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