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Don't trust torque specs, wrenches... or anything! (Read 1052 times)
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Re: Don't trust torque specs, wrenches... or anyth
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08/18/16 at 18:05:49
Looking back, even Armen said that motor oil is bad.
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Re: Don't trust torque specs, wrenches... or anyth
Reply #91 -
08/18/16 at 18:17:19
This thread may look a little wacky, but it really describes some of the things that can go wrong when torquing bolts. There's useful info here that a lot of newbies can learn from. You can't just drag an old clicker out of the drawer and throw it on a bolt and really trust that something isn't going to break. Something bad can happen, and this is one instance where it happens. You guys may not respect me enough to think my threads are useful to anyone, but they are, as crazy as they may be.
This isn't the only time there's been some arguing here. Oldfeller waged a rather famous clutch war with another fellow for quite a while.
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Re: Don't trust torque specs, wrenches... or anyth
Reply #92 -
08/18/16 at 18:46:29
Why is it that most people on this forum can get their motorcycle fixed in one or two pages....and this thread is 7 pages long in reference to a single stripped bolt?
And the fork oil thread was 8 pages the chain thread was 8 pages, the broken bolt in the head was 7 pages...and I believe there have been several other threads that approach this length over relatively small issues.
I am starting to see a pattern here!
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Re: Don't trust torque specs, wrenches... or anyth
Reply #93 -
08/18/16 at 19:16:27
Is any of the information thrown out for the newbies to ingest
WRONG, FALSE or MISLEADING?
Hey,
it is or it isn't,
intent isn't an issue here as wrong information being fed to newbies is simply unacceptable.
Example,
telling folks you cannot trust a torque wrench
as a rule of thumb is a potential newbie offence in my eyes .......
Mixing up strange mixed concoctions to put in your front fork tubes goes way past this to the potentially dangerous (with some liability implications for the list, so
we might want to excise that entire thread
sorta like what I did with my own car tire thread from years past).
We need Hizzonor to rustle around in his closet and see if he can find his wig and his robe -- we may need him to sit a case if this sort of stuff continues ....
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Re: Don't trust torque specs, wrenches... or anyth
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08/19/16 at 03:50:51
Perhaps these threads should come with a disclaimer "warning: the content of this thread is for entertainment purposes only and should not be taken as advice. Following procedures promoted on this thread could lead to damage, injury or disappointment".
It is pretty fun following the cheapy circus. Keep up the good work.
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Re: Don't trust torque specs, wrenches... or anyth
Reply #95 -
08/19/16 at 06:39:45
gizzo wrote
on 08/19/16 at 03:50:51:
Perhaps these threads should come with a disclaimer "warning: the content of this thread is for entertainment purposes only and should not be taken as advice. Following procedures promoted on this thread could lead to damage, injury or disappointment".
It is pretty fun following the cheapy circus. Keep up the good work.
The threads should be deleted. No one will miss them.
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Re: Don't trust torque specs, wrenches... or anyth
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08/19/16 at 07:05:53
these threads remind me of that old 80s tune 'I saw the sign'
the part of the chorus that goes
"Life is demanding
without understanding"
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One lump or two?
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08/20/16 at 20:25:03
"One lump or two..." I kept thinking of the Mad Hatter. Then I found this little gem.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26RTlPgg-tA
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Reply #102 -
09/27/16 at 14:51:43
I think you were asking what I was going to do with my sprocket carrier. Here is a pic. I Heli-Coiled the carrier, and used Stainless button head bolts.
Not brilliant from an engineering point of view, but it looks cool
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Re: Don't trust torque specs, wrenches... or anyth
Reply #103 -
09/27/16 at 15:50:13
Okay I promised to never post in another thread started by this guy but I can't help myself, moderators please change this guy's name to Murphy, for Murphy's Law thanks
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Re: Don't trust torque specs, wrenches... or anyth
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09/27/16 at 18:22:11
Armen, why'd you use Heli-coils?
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