Tool advice/recommendations

[rogerzilla]

I have a small bike torque wrench (non-click) that goes up to 6Nm for little things like stems, but I already had a couple of automotive torque wrenches for bigger things. Some torque values are fairly useless as the part needs an open-ended spanner and a special tool to install it (cassette lockrings). Others need special spanners (threaded headsets, fixed gear lockrings, traditional bottom brackets) which don't lend themselves to torque wrench use at all. I think the official torque for a driveside Italian BB cup is "as much as possible", anyway.

 

[Blue Hills]

Have never yet done anything big to my Hewitt which has an external bearing BB (I would have specced square taper if I'd been more educated) - I note that the cranks have a clearly marked (as opposed to in a smallprint manual) torque setting marked on them - am a bit concerned as i can be rather ham fisted - do folks think I need a torque wrench for that?
(Have never felt the need for one on the rest of my bikes - all steel - I follow saddlesore's system/guidance on their bits.

 

[Nick Saddlesore]

do folks think I need a torque wrench for that?

Most external BB tools use a 32mm headset spanner, or have their own handle - with either of those, my above applies. Just don't use a 32mm socket with some massive I/2" drive extension bar.

 

[C R]

Most external BB tools use a 32mm headset spanner, or have their own handle - with either of those, my above applies. Just don't use a 32mm socket with some massive I/2" drive extension bar.

My square taper and cassette lockring tools match a 1/2 inch socket, which the 40Nm torque wrenches tend to be.

 

[PpPete]

I have just the one carbon component for which I'd be concerned about expensive damage due to overtorquing so I went for the lowest cost option from Decathlon - which they no longer list.
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/lifeline-t-bar-torque-wrench-1-12nm/rp-prod175042
is similar.
I did check it's accuracy against a properly calibrated (borrowed) tool and it's perfectly adequate for my purposes.

 

[kennycl]

Other option in all this is just a normal torque wrench with hex bits. I have a Teng one which goes 5-25 Nm (and then a bigger one!). Get's used on all sorts, not just the bike and comes calibrated. If you look after it and unscrew it before storing it should last forever...

 

[Blue Hills]

For those considering a torque wrench, the one that may or may not be exactly the same as the wiggle/chainreaction one and may or may not be "Made exclusively for us " by expat yorkshiremen in the far east is currently on offer:

https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/TOJWMTWSV2/jobsworth-pro-torque-wrench-set