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General => Bike Chat => Topic started by: Tally on Saturday, 03 October 2020, 03:53 AM
My quick drain valve arrived today and it says torque to manufacturers specification , my question is how do I do that if you can't apply a torque wrench to it . Do I have to go by feel???. 14ft,lbs is not very much, your replies are most welcomed :notworthy:
Just don't go mad as the sump threads are very soft and strip easily .
:cheers:
I'll go by the mantra if it feels tight that's tight enough :onya:
tighten it until it strios and then back off half a turn - should be sound at that :grin: :grin:
Use a short spanner
Many years ago bike tool kits had short spanners to stop people overtightening nuts, until they put a bit of tubing on it to gain leverage :doh:
Practice getting a feel for it by hand tightening the stock sump plug or something else and seeing how close you get? 14 ft/lbs isn't that much. I'd call it "one grunt" tight or "mid spanner" tight.