what a twat....

[jpgibson]

so I buy both sockets to get off rear wheel etc.Get up , ready to remove rear wheel ( to save a few bucks) to get new tyre on.
Do you think I can shift the friggin' nut.177Nm of torque is stronger than me ( and my wife).
Of course it came off easy with a rattle gun. Hand torqued back up.
maybe next time it'll work.
out.
jonathan

[hyperdookie]

Next time remove the clip!

[08hyper]

Originally Posted by hyperdookie

Next time remove the clip!

Good one, LOL!

[NYSport]

Originally Posted by 08hyper

Good one, LOL!

+1

[doon]

Originally Posted by jpgibson

so I buy both sockets to get off rear wheel etc.Get up , ready to remove rear wheel ( to save a few bucks) to get new tyre on.
Do you think I can shift the friggin' nut.177Nm of torque is stronger than me ( and my wife).
Of course it came off easy with a rattle gun. Hand torqued back up.
maybe next time it'll work.
out.
jonathan

You need a piece of pipe that goes over your shifting bar, makes it very easy

[Karna]

Originally Posted by jpgibson

so I buy both sockets to get off rear wheel etc.Get up , ready to remove rear wheel ( to save a few bucks) to get new tyre on.
Do you think I can shift the friggin' nut.177Nm of torque is stronger than me ( and my wife).
Of course it came off easy with a rattle gun. Hand torqued back up.
maybe next time it'll work.
out.
jonathan

Just to warn you... make sure the main bolt "ie 177nm of torque is torque to spec" reason is I had an issue with my rear chain guard... recently tighten everything up didnt have a torque wrench with settings that high but really torqued it on... and after approx a week it backed off... that was yesterday fortunately it came apart at a stop not when I was blazing thru traffic... got lucky... pin made sure stayed put until I came to a stop... lesson learned I have new torque wrench coming next week ... please make sure that to spec...

[bullet3z]

So the guy at the shop who put the rear wheel on must not have been using a torque wrench like he should have.


A torque wrench is a must have tool for all bike owners. It will save you a lot of money and grief in the ling run.

[Monstaman]

Originally Posted by bullet3z

A torque wrench is a must have tool for all bike owners. It will save you a lot of money and grief in the ling run.

I agree with this too, I also have a small 1/4 drive 4 - 25 ft lb for those bastid small ones.

[jpgibson]

yep got one ( but only goes to 100odd Nm).Anyhoo I'll see how it goes.
Must remember to take off the clip next time.............

[Fast1]

I've got three different torque wrenches for various ranges of torque.

Typically one wrench will not have a range to cover all fasteners.