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it is wise not to use a torque wrench to loosen fasteners.

be sure to use the numbers and specific measuring point for your model. dividing mm by 25.4 will give you the queens numbers.

chains DO get longer when they are hot/warm.
 
it is wise not to use a torque wrench to loosen fasteners.

be sure to use the numbers and specific measuring point for your model. dividing mm by 25.4 will give you the queens numbers.

chains DO get longer when they are hot/warm.
True about the torque wrench, the low torque should not damage the wrench. At high torques , yes I totally agree.

The measuring point is per Ducati recommendation.

The 22.8 pounds or 31 nm is also per Ducati recommendations.

yes, absolutely the chain does stretch when warm.

I appreciate the comment.
 
it is wise not to use a torque wrench to loosen fasteners.

be sure to use the numbers and specific measuring point for your model. dividing mm by 25.4 will give you the queens numbers.

chains DO get longer when they are hot/warm.

I did some research and spoke to some others that use torque wrenches daily to find out that I was completely wrong. Hey, I will be the first to admit when I'm wrong about something.. When I first got my information, I was watching a mechanic working on my car taking a bolt off with his torque wrench. I asked him if that was ok and he was the one to tell me that as long as it was low torque, that it would be ok. Well folks, not knowing much about specific tools like these I believed him. I should have done my research back then, live and learn. Luckily the torque wrench on that video was used twice, once for very low torque 6 pounds and the other on the chain bolts, hopefully it's still within spec.

I am going to bring this up on a video that is about questions and comments from viewers .
 
One click type wrench I purchased recently said not to use it to loosen in the instructions. I have one like yours and it seems to be holding its calibration better than the 1/4" drive. IMHO, the smaller torque settings are a bit more critical as there are plus and minus allowances as the numbers go up.

The gauge block is a super sweet idea. All the blood rushes to my head when I get down to measure.)) lol
 
One click type wrench I purchased recently said not to use it to loosen in the instructions. I have one like yours and it seems to be holding its calibration better than the 1/4" drive. IMHO, the smaller torque settings are a bit more critical as there are plus and minus allowances as the numbers go up.

The gauge block is a super sweet idea. All the blood rushes to my head when I get down to measure.)) lol

(The gauge block is a super sweet idea. All the blood rushes to my head when I get down to measure.)) lol)

This is exactly why I did it, it's fast, easy and to the point. With the tape measure I kept getting different measurements depending on how low my head was at.
 
(The gauge block is a super sweet idea. All the blood rushes to my head when I get down to measure.)) lol)

This is exactly why I did it, it's fast, easy and to the point. With the tape measure I kept getting different measurements depending on how low my head was at.

Good idea. Thanks for posting.
 

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