RMWL
New member
Whilst adjusting my chain slack recently, as usual I used my trusty torque wrench (well, one of my trust torque wrenches) to nip up the axle nut to the specified 150Nm.
As for the locknut, that got spannered to the "that's tight enough" setting.
I notice the manual states a torque of 16Nm, but in all my years of riding I have never really considered before on any bike how to actually torque the locknuts up if you were doing a by-the-book 'proper job'.
There must be a way, probably a simple way I'm not thinking of, otherwise the manufacturers wouldn't specify a torque value but you obviously can't get a socket on the nut. I've got some crowsfoot spanners that fit on the end of a ratchet but even they don't give enough clearance to make it easy.
I can think of a bodge involving a spanner and a bolt, but that involves some maths too so no mechanic in any workshop I've used would go down that route!
Thoughts ??
As for the locknut, that got spannered to the "that's tight enough" setting.
I notice the manual states a torque of 16Nm, but in all my years of riding I have never really considered before on any bike how to actually torque the locknuts up if you were doing a by-the-book 'proper job'.
There must be a way, probably a simple way I'm not thinking of, otherwise the manufacturers wouldn't specify a torque value but you obviously can't get a socket on the nut. I've got some crowsfoot spanners that fit on the end of a ratchet but even they don't give enough clearance to make it easy.
I can think of a bodge involving a spanner and a bolt, but that involves some maths too so no mechanic in any workshop I've used would go down that route!
Thoughts ??
