Hi my long suffering friends..
I have an old but trusty Norbar torque wrench..
Back in the day they were highly rated.
I am guessing its well over 25 years old..
I know you can spend silly money on Torque wrenches (and tools generally), but what 1/2" torque wrench would you suggest thats decent quality without needing a lottery win to own??
I already own a nice Halfords Pro series 1/4" torque wrench..
My breath is baited and I await your suggestions.
S.
P.S..
Just had a thought..
Is it possible to have mine serviced / calibrated?
Hi speedy,
As a cheap alternative You can also get adaptor bits to convert 1/4 to 1/2"
I have the Halfords as well 👍
Quote from: Red Biker on Thursday, 08 March 2018, 07:13 AM
Hi speedy,
As a cheap alternative You can also get adaptor bits to convert 1/4 to 1/2"
I have the Halfords as well 👍
Yeah but you actually need a bigger-than-quarter-inch wrench for some of the nuts on the GSX. I have the Halfords Pro 1/4" job and it is lovely, but it doesn't have the range to do wheel nuts, sprocket nut or whatever on this bike. The bigger wrenches have 1/2" drive.
I just went to a local motor factor and bought one that looked well made. It wasn't a brand I'd heard of but the guy sells good stuff so I was OK with it. Sometimes you can't beat handling the goods to feel the quality.
I still have both my Norbar torque wrenches (0-40 and 20-100) that I bought years back, and having checked one against the other for 30ft/lb of torque they are both in-line with each other pretty well. I guess I should send mine off for calibration but having search youtube this seems a pretty simple check to do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fybLYL0WfFY
Very good Barmy. Lots of ways but thats a winner. As you do, checking against already set wrench is easiest & accurate.
I have calibrated all my three torque wrenches in Stahlwilles calibration bench. The oldest(28 years) and cheapest 1/4" wrench is the only one what does not need any correction chart. The other ones need.
I also tried to adjust those bigger wrenches, but when I got the right indication in one point, then the error was bigger in some other point.
So the correction chart is the better way.
Mine seems to be a Norbar Cl3 but it doesn't look like the ones on the web.
I think its an older version of those..
Good video.
The scale might need to be calibrated first as it might be a "feel-good" scale. As a minimum it should be set at zero with the adjusting wheel (or button or whatever). Also don't rely on the printed on weight of weightlifting plates, if you use them) as they can be way off.