Cylinder Base nuts

[Marki]

I live in the Peak District in the UK. We generally do not have shops that sell nuts and bolts other than engineering suppliers that only open Monday to Friday. These nuts are definately 14mm so I'm going to order some from Gas Gas Uk.

[Jakobi]

Wait till Monday and hit the engineering shop Quicker and most likely cheaper than genuine too.

[GasGas]

Originally Posted by eff

I cut a 13mm spanner and welded it to a 3/8 drive socket and use it on my torque wrench. Note that it needs to be used at 90? for the torque reading to be correct without computing the adjustment for the extra length.

Would you not still be getting extra torque from the extra length of the wrench?

[pscook]

Originally Posted by GasGas

Would you not still be getting extra torque from the extra length of the wrench?

90 degrees to the wrench provides neutral leverage and negates any length.

http://www.finishing.com/118/94_crows_foot_torque.shtml (scroll down a bit)

If the crowsfoot is put on at a 90? angle and not at the end increasing the length, it will not effectively change the torque value. The overall length of the lever will be the same for the applied force.

For a 13mm nut I used a short combination box wrench with the box on the nut and the open end facing out, then put a 1/2" drive torque wrench at 90 degrees to the wrench/spanner in the open end. 13mm = 1/2" (enough for this). Very simple and it worked.

[GasGas]

Here is a handy tool. And your 90 degree theory works out too. http://cncexpo.com/TorqueAdapter.aspx

[Rabbitist]

My 2000 250 had 14 nuts on the outside and 13 either side of the power valve flappers so just check they are all the same size..

[Simmo737]

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[PEB]

I must admit I never worry about torque values. Little bolts get tightened with a 1/4 drive, medium with a 3/8 or box wrench, big ones 1/2 drive or as tight as I can get with the big box wrench. I am happy if I remember to tighten all of them.

[Jakobi]

Thats my theory too. The right tool usually gets you around the right figure. I'm not overly heavy handed (read weak as piss) so generally end up a little under the torque spec.

I still have all the tools for the more important things though.. 4T engine internals!

[noobi]

Theres a video somewhere on the site about an Aussie guy giving an instructional video on how to change the oil and filter on a road bike. After many humorous mechanic 'techniques' he says something along the lines of ' tighten it to, "its not going to fall out" Nm of torque'.

EDIT found it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft1Ik...layer_embedded