Torque wrench recommended.

Originally Posted by Darren69

On my 748 I used a breaker bar and a length of gas pipe/scaffold pole.

Originally Posted by Darkness

A compressed air, 18volt or mains impact gun is often successful with less fuss than a scaffold tube on a breaker bar.

My question was a reference to Darren's post about not having 3/4 sockets. Perhaps I should have used a smiley

[Darren69]

Is that for undoing your rear wheel nut with?

[Ron1000]

Lololol. That is exactly it’s one and only job.

I tried a 600mm 1/2 and it doesn’t have the oompf.

My mate tried a 400nm loosening torque Milwaukee impact gun and it couldn’t do it…to the point he was convinced it was cross threaded. He then subsequently got it off with a 3/4 mac tools bar and Cheater bar.

Another one of my mates has a very heavy duty snap on gun and that took it off easily.

So I figured my options were very expensive snap on gun or cheaper 3/4 breaker bar.

Anybody in central Scotland I’m happy to let them borrow it…I know how much of a pain in the arse it is to do.

Also…sorry for thread hijack.

Are the silverline ones any good?

[Luddite]

Originally Posted by Ron1000

My mate tried a 400nm loosening torque Milwaukee impact gun and it couldn’t do it…to the point he was convinced it was cross threaded. He then subsequently got it off with a 3/4 mac tools bar and Cheater bar.

Another one of my mates has a very heavy duty snap on gun and that took it off easily.

I'm surprised the Milwaukee gun struggled, Ron. My basic Machine Mart cordless is only rated at 220Nm but works a treat for me. (I always put Moly grease on the threads and under the nut as per the manual, which might help.)

[damien666]

Originally Posted by Luddite

I'm surprised the Milwaukee gun struggled, Ron. My basic Machine Mart cordless is only rated at 220Nm but works a treat for me. (I always put Moly grease on the threads and under the nut as per the manual, which might help.)

Yeah, something amiss there. My 28 year old Taskmaster air gun does it no problem with a smallish Lidl compressor. Same with the flywheel nut.

[Ron1000]

I eventually got it off and there was no damage or anything so no harm no foul. Only thing I can think of is that I had the rear tyre done so I wonder if the guy gunned it on…would be weird tho…the guy has done bikes for me for 15 years and no issues.

[jerry]

I have an old Clarke mains 450nm in UK and a main 350nm Hyundai gun in Thailand both less than £60 when i bought them very useful tools for cars and ducati clutch and alterbator nuts

[Darren69]

I've ordered the Draper 34570, so will find out next week.

[bigredduke]

Halfords torque wrenches are made by Norbar
https://www.norbar.com/

Interesting review here from AutoExpress magazine:
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/access...-wrenches-2020

[Darren69]

Originally Posted by Darren69

I've ordered the Draper 34570, so will find out next week.

Turned up today, looks good for the money and calibrated too; in the middle of the range at 20% load, and within +/- 4% overall so I think good enough for the type of use it will get.

[damien666]

In case anyone is still after a torque wrench, i spotted this at a decent price,
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Top-Price...-/224006771923