Torque Wrench Settings

[655321]

I'm trying to put the clutch back on the bike and the torque settings says 5.5mn. I have no idea what that translates to. My wrench is set up in inch pounds and metric kilograms. Anyone have any ideas how to interpret this?

[dgoldan]

I think it's probably a misprint. It should read Nm - Newton meters. Take a look here for conversions:

http://www.metrication.com/cgi-bin/c...uantity=torque

Dan

I'm trying to put the clutch back on the bike and the torque settings says 5.5mn. I have no idea what that translates to. My wrench is set up in inch pounds and metric kilograms. Anyone have any ideas how to interpret this?

[655321]

Thanks Dan-

Do you know where I can get a torque wrench that goes down that low?

[dgoldan]

Converting 5.5Nm, I get 48.7116 in/lbs. I think I have a torque wrench at home that goes down to 25 in/lbs. I'm at work tonight - I'll check when I get home tomorrow.

Thanks Dan-

Do you know where I can get a torque wrench that goes down that low?

[Wahooman]

I can get one to you on Monday if needed...let me know.

[dgoldan]

Mine's a 3/8" drive, but it only goes from 60-960 in/lbs.

Let me know if you're interested or if Curtis can help you better.

Dan

Converting 5.5Nm, I get 48.7116 in/lbs. I think I have a torque wrench at home that goes down to 25 in/lbs. I'm at work tonight - I'll check when I get home tomorrow.

[Bryce]

iv'e got one that I think go's down to 40 in lbs but really at that low of torque your litterely talking about hand tight and it's very hard got get consistant torque at that low of a setting

[mra828]

iv'e got one that I think go's down to 40 in lbs but really at that low of torque your litterely talking about hand tight and it's very hard got get consistant torque at that low of a setting

There are plenty of torque wrenches that are repeatable to +/- 2% all the way down into the inch-ounces. Just find the appropriate tool. And remember that most torque wrenches lose repeatability at the extremes of the range (usually top/bottom ~15% of range) so if you can find a wrench where the desired torque is in the middle of the range that's preferable.

Like Bryce said - it would be hard to get a repeatable reading with a wrench that only goes down to 40 in lbs... but if you can't find a different tool that one will certainly be better than finger tight...

geoff

[Bryce]

actually Geoff I was refering to the repeatablity of the operator it's supprising to learn how far over torqued many bolts are when people use click type torque wrenches I found this out big time when I bought the new snap on electronic torque wrench and it shows your acuall high torque


gotta love expensive new toys I mean tools