Hex wrenches to fit torque wrench

tlarwa said:

I want to buy a Park torque wrench (TW-2) with a 3/8" drive, but I'm not
sure where to get hex wrench attachments, or what to get. Since most screws
on the bike are hex head, the 3/8" drive won't do much good without them.
Advice/direction?

Your local hardware store. I have a set of 3mm-8mm, all Craftsman
brand bought at the local Orchard Supply.

- rick

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tlarwa said:

I want to buy a Park torque wrench (TW-2) with a 3/8" drive, but I'm not
sure where to get hex wrench attachments, or what to get. Since most screws
on the bike are hex head, the 3/8" drive won't do much good without them.
Advice/direction?

Sears sells hex sockets for 3/8 or 1/2 inch drives.

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Quoted message said:

I want to buy a Park torque wrench (TW-2) with a 3/8" drive, but I'm not
sure where to get hex wrench attachments, or what to get. Since most
screws on the bike are hex head, the 3/8" drive won't do much good without
them. Advice/direction?

You may find that you will use a 1/4" drive, lower torque range wrench such
as the Park TW-1 more than the TW-2 for a bike. I ended up buying both. I
bought hex sockets from WiHa Quality Tools, part number 71996 at
http://www.wihatools.com/713mmsock.htm. The ones I found locally at Sears
and the home improvement center were a bit more expensive.

BobT

C said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

tlarwa said:

I want to buy a Park torque wrench (TW-2) with a 3/8" drive, but I'm not
sure where to get hex wrench attachments, or what to get. Since most screws
on the bike are hex head, the 3/8" drive won't do much good without them.
Advice/direction?

Sears sells hex sockets for 3/8 or 1/2 inch drives.

Online even:
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=TOOL&pid=00934448000&bidsite=CRAFT
same link, shortened:
http://tinyurl.com/ch4vm

Jeff

tlarwa said:

I want to buy a Park torque wrench (TW-2) with a 3/8" drive, but I'm not
sure where to get hex wrench attachments, or what to get. Since most screws
on the bike are hex head, the 3/8" drive won't do much good without them.
Advice/direction?

"http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=6970&productId=200309105&R=200309105"

"http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=TOOL&pid=00934448000&subcat=Sockets"

tlarwa said:

I want to buy a Park torque wrench (TW-2) with a 3/8" drive, but I'm not
sure where to get hex wrench attachments, or what to get. Since most screws
on the bike are hex head, the 3/8" drive won't do much good without them.
Advice/direction?

Unless you're dealing with carbon components (and maybe even with
those), using a torque wrench on minor fasteners is overkill, and may
not produce the desired results.

That said, most auto parts stores sell 3/8" or 1/4"-drive metric hex
bits, sometimes individually and sometimes in sets. 5mm and 6mm will
do the majority of what you are looking for. In my opinion and
experience, a 3/8" drive torque wrench of the type you mentioned is
going to be only slightly less prone to producing overtightened
fasteners than an unaided but somewhat experienced hand.
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On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 14:46:10 GMT, Werehatrack <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

In my opinion and
experience, a 3/8" drive torque wrench of the type you mentioned is
going to be only slightly less prone to producing overtightened
fasteners than an unaided but somewhat experienced hand.

Apart from carbon, it's usually more about getting things tight *enough*.

Jasper

On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 19:14:45 GMT, Jasper Janssen <[email hidden]>

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On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 14:46:10 GMT, Werehatrack <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

In my opinion and
experience, a 3/8" drive torque wrench of the type you mentioned is
going to be only slightly less prone to producing overtightened
fasteners than an unaided but somewhat experienced hand.

Apart from carbon, it's usually more about getting things tight *enough*.

"Recommeded" torque values, in my experience, often *aren't* tight
enough. (I suspect that this was where you were aiming.)
--
Typoes are a feature, not a bug.
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On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:32:01 GMT, Werehatrack <[email hidden]>

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On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 19:14:45 GMT, Jasper Janssen <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 14:46:10 GMT, Werehatrack <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

In my opinion and
experience, a 3/8" drive torque wrench of the type you mentioned is
going to be only slightly less prone to producing overtightened
fasteners than an unaided but somewhat experienced hand.

Apart from carbon, it's usually more about getting things tight *enough*.

"Recommeded" torque values, in my experience, often *aren't* tight
enough. (I suspect that this was where you were aiming.)

Well, I don't actually own a torque wrench, but it would not surprise me
to learn that I was overtightening (by recommended values) most of my
bolts. Especially the various bars and saddle fasteners -- as well as
crank bolts, pedals, and some other stuff -- simply need to be a slight
bit tighter with me on than with an average person who weighs a bit over
half of what I do.

Jasper