Murph's ForkBrace DL650

[denysp]

Just got my brace in the mail today :) Reading through the instructions and it specifies certain FT lbs of torque. I do not have a Torque wrench, so my question is, how do I know how tight to tighten... Or should I just go purchase a torque wrench.....

P.S on a side note, Murph was great to deal with, however I am getting a little tired of ordering stuff from the states because at every fricken turn there is a new "charge" ( not from Murph ) from our retarded Customs agents.... what a pain in the ass!! :rolleyes:

[liljoec]

Just got my brace in the mail today :) Reading through the instructions and it specifies certain FT lbs of torque. I do not have a Torque wrench, so my question is, how do I know how tight to tighten... Or should I just go purchase a torque wrench.....

P.S on a side note, Murph was great to deal with, however I am getting a little tired of ordering stuff from the states because at every fricken turn there is a new "charge" ( not from Murph ) from our retarded Customs agents.... what a pain in the ass!! :rolleyes:


Not sure about Canada, but here in the US if you go to "Auto Zone" they will let you borrow any tool you need. Basicly, you buy it and then return it for a full refund. This is not cheating the system, it is really how they do business. They bank on many people getting the tool and realizing that they may need it again someday and just end up keeping it. You may want to check in to some parts stores near your house to see if they do some sort of lending of tools like "Auto Zone" does here. Also, check around at some local shops to see if they might let you borrow a torque wrench for a couple of hours.

Or, just go buy one... haha. you should have one anyway. :)

[denysp]

Yes I suppose I should just buy one... After a very very short time searching, I have found many that start measuring at 20ft lbs, and go way up to 250... On part of the instructions they say to tighten to 8ft lbs..... I suppose this is going to be an expensive "special" wrench.. ( half excited and half not..... Every dude likes to buy tools :D )

[Heavy]

Just got my brace in the mail today :) Reading through the instructions and it specifies certain FT lbs of torque. I do not have a Torque wrench, so my question is, how do I know how tight to tighten... Or should I just go purchase a torque wrench.....

P.S on a side note, Murph was great to deal with, however I am getting a little tired of ordering stuff from the states because at every fricken turn there is a new "charge" ( not from Murph ) from our retarded Customs agents.... what a pain in the ass!! :rolleyes:

A torque wrench is handy to have but I'll bet 80%, or more, of Murph's braces were put on with a mmmm-that-seems-about-right guess at how tight.

As for our wonderful friends at Canada Customs, you can thwart them to a degree by having your stuff sent up via USPS (US Postal Service). It will often fly under the radar but, even if you do get noticed, you just pay taxes on your stuff.

[Tollster]

Check at sears and get one. The 20lb's starter is kind of high for a majority of the work you could be doing on your strom, Valve adjustments, cam chain tensioners, etc. Also the accuracy of the scale is not that great when you are within 20% of the upper and lower limits.
By 2 if you can afford it, one in the inch lbs and a 10 -120 or so, 3/8" drive. I think the craftsmen has a 10-120FTlbs, and a shorter Inch pounder, both 3/8" drive I think, if not don't forget the 1/4"-3/8" drive adapter while your there if the inch pounder is 1/4" drive. Also when you are done with it, be sure to back the torque off the spring and don't leave it loaded while it hangs in the garage for the summer. It too will affect the accuracy over time. Just back it off to the bottom of the scale and don't go past what is there. If 20 is the bottom, stop there and put it away.
Also look online and find a handy inch/ftlbs/newton coversion table. It will come in handy eventually and svae it to your faves or get the downloadable one.

[denysp]

Excellent, I will see what I can find. :) Thanks guys.

[skipx2]

get the medium sized one from cantire. they are on sale this week for $40 i think. it will cover most of what you need to do on a bike. you shouldn't need the big one that goes up to 20-250, and unless you are doing engine work you don't really need the small one thats in inch pounds

[Poser]

Even most of the inch pound torque wrenches won't go as low as 8 pound feet (96 inch pounds). You need a couple of torque wrenches: One for heavy applications and one for light applications like this one. In the US, you can get an OK one for under $20.