06-24-2008, 06:11 AM | #11 | |
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Also, are those certified in any way? It seems like it could be wildly inaccurate.
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06-24-2008, 06:31 AM | #12 |
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You can have them calibrated. It might cost more for this than you payed for the wrench. What you get is how far of the torque wrench is. I worked in places that calibrated their wrenches on a regular basis for 20 years and never saw one that was dead on. The click stick wrenches are new to me. I got my first one about two years ago. I still have my old ones.
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06-24-2008, 09:23 AM | #13 | |
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20 ft/lbs sounds like a lot.......as evidenced by the results that started this thread.
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06-24-2008, 10:23 AM | #14 | ||
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"Oil drain plug: 28 N-m (2.8 kg-m, 20.0 Ib-ft)" |
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06-24-2008, 07:13 PM | #15 | |
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I use the "snug it down until it feels tight" method. :roll:
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06-24-2008, 08:37 PM | #16 |
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DEFINITELY going to use the "snug it down until it feels tight" method.
I've got a replacement cap, o-ring, plug, and gasket (washer) on the way. My replacement universal rubber plug seems to be holding out, though. Took the bike for its first ride today, totaling 16 miles (and checked for leaks 4-5 times during the ride). I've yet to see so much as a drop of oil so far. I will be relieved to get the cap replaced, though, because I feel hesitant to really push the bike for fear of blowing out the plug. It ran perfectly at 20-30 mph, though (all country roads anyway, so I never got the chance to get it out of 3rd). |
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06-28-2008, 09:41 PM | #17 |
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I got my parts in the mail today and bolted the new oil strainer cap on. I'm really paranoid now about stripping the threads, so I'm hoping I tightened the oil drain plug enough. I'm not going to worry about it unless it starts leaking oil.
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