Carbon bars

cc said:

Do carbon parts require any special care for installation?

Just dont crank down too hard on the bolts.

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Matt

Fear of a flat bar

You better use a torque wrench or you blow it.
05 MTBER

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You better use a torque wrench or you blow it.
05 MTBER

i used one for mine. in fact, i use one for everything on the bike.

Quoted message said:

You better use a torque wrench or you blow it.
05 MTBER

Good point Crazy. Do you (or anyone) know of a good low-torque torque
wrench source that isn't $100+? When I got discs I saw the 55 inlb (?)
spec on the disc bolts and realized my valve-head-bolt sort of torque
wrench didn't register that low.

Thanks,
Shawn

Home Depot over my spying for what to tell people where
they can get gifts on my Xmas list. Only got one tool,Tool Force cable
cutters desiged by Snap On. They work super.

Quoted message said:

Good point Crazy. Do you (or anyone) know of a good low-torque

torque

Quoted message said:

wrench source that isn't $100+? When I got discs I saw the 55 inlb

(?)

Quoted message said:

spec on the disc bolts and realized my valve-head-bolt sort of torque

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wrench didn't register that low.

Call Autozone. THey let you borrow (20$ deposit I think) tools. Just
ask for one that is in the in-lb range. If no luck there, head to your
local harbor freight (or tool mart or whatever). Poke around and you
should be able to find a 10-20$ torque wrench. The knock on harbor
freight wrenches is that they're made of soft steel and will break.
But since you're in inch-lbs that shoudlnt' be an issue. I have no idea
about accuracy. (www.harborfreight.com if you don't have one in the
area. i have no idea what's in stock right now)

PS - you probably realize that, but the above is the dirt bag way to
go. You may be able to go to sears and find what you need at a
reasonable price.

Red_Ivan said:

Quoted message said:

Good point Crazy. Do you (or anyone) know of a good low-torque

torque

Quoted message said:

wrench source that isn't $100+? When I got discs I saw the 55 inlb

(?)

Quoted message said:

spec on the disc bolts and realized my valve-head-bolt sort of torque

Quoted message said:

wrench didn't register that low.

Call Autozone. THey let you borrow (20$ deposit I think) tools. Just
ask for one that is in the in-lb range. If no luck there, head to your
local harbor freight (or tool mart or whatever). Poke around and you
should be able to find a 10-20$ torque wrench. The knock on harbor
freight wrenches is that they're made of soft steel and will break.
But since you're in inch-lbs that shoudlnt' be an issue. I have no idea
about accuracy. (www.harborfreight.com if you don't have one in the
area. i have no idea what's in stock right now)

PS - you probably realize that, but the above is the dirt bag way to
go. You may be able to go to sears and find what you need at a
reasonable price.

Nearest autozone is 50 miles. Hmm. Checked at sears, pricey. Cheap's
OK if I could find a torsion-bar style wrench, that's fine.
Wait...checking Harbor Freight... OK
This'll do
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=2696
I'd never heard of them, despite 6 Colorado stores. Guess I better get
out of the cave more often.

Thanks,
Shawn

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You better use a torque wrench or you blow it.
05 MTBER

i used one for mine. in fact, i use one for everything on the bike.

So how much torque is good? Is there a rule of thumb?

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You better use a torque wrench or you blow it.
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i used one for mine. in fact, i use one for everything on the bike.

So how much torque is good? Is there a rule of thumb?

I have an Easton bar, and stem. The bar instructions said (yes I read
instructions) to follow the stem instructions on how much torque. Just make
sure there are no burrs, or sharp edges on the clamping surfaces of the
stem, brakes, and shifters that would cut into the bar.

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Wait...checking Harbor Freight... OK
This'll do
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=2696
I'd never heard of them, despite 6 Colorado stores. Guess I better get
out of the cave more often.

It's where I got mine. My other one is Craftsman.

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Home Depot over my spying for what to tell people where
they can get gifts on my Xmas list.

Yep, that's exactly where I bought mine.

<http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?prod_id=166044&cm_ven=1hd.com2msn&cm_cat=shopping&cm_pla=prod&cm_ite=prod>

Used it many, many times... well worth the money.
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Home Depot over my spying for what to tell people where
they can get gifts on my Xmas list.

Yep, that's exactly where I bought mine.

<http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?prod_id=166044&cm_ven=1hd.com2msn&cm_cat=shopping&cm_pla=prod&cm_ite=prod>

Used it many, many times... well worth the money.

High torque though (got one-Craftsman). Home Despot doesn't have a low
torque in-lb model.

Shawn

How low is low?

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How low is low?

How chewy is chewy?

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How low is low?

The spec on my disc rotors is 55 in-lb. That's about 4.5 ft-lbs. Too
low for my 1/2" torque wrench.

Shawn

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 10:55:42 -0700, Shawn

sdotherecurry@bresnananotherdotnet said:

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How low is low?

The spec on my disc rotors is 55 in-lb. That's about 4.5 ft-lbs. Too
low for my 1/2" torque wrench.

Shawn

55 is exactly where my (3/8) wrench starts.

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Slacker

Slacker said:

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 10:55:42 -0700, Shawn

sdotherecurry@bresnananotherdotnet said:

Quoted message said:

How low is low?

The spec on my disc rotors is 55 in-lb. That's about 4.5 ft-lbs.
Too low for my 1/2" torque wrench.

Shawn

55 is exactly where my (3/8) wrench starts.

I've got a Craftsman (Sears) micrometer torque wrench that is 25-250 in/lbs
in 3/8" drive for small bolts like disc rotors, stems and such. I've got a
beam type for the big stuff like crank arms and BB's.

Mike

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Slacker said:

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 10:55:42 -0700, Shawn

sdotherecurry@bresnananotherdotnet said:

[email hidden] wrote:
> How low is low?
>
The spec on my disc rotors is 55 in-lb. That's about 4.5 ft-lbs.
Too low for my 1/2" torque wrench.

Shawn

55 is exactly where my (3/8) wrench starts.

I've got a Craftsman (Sears) micrometer torque wrench that is 25-250
in/lbs
in 3/8" drive for small bolts like disc rotors, stems and such. I've
got a
beam type for the big stuff like crank arms and BB's.

Mike

Craftsman makes great hand tools. I wish I lived in a house and had a big
garage. I'd buy a huge Craftsman tool chest, stuffed with tools.

I don't know what's the deal with the Sears that I've visited (here in
Socal), but their tool dept is pathetically bare.

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Slacker