Re: [St] Quick GenMar question

[Bil Swartz <bil@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Frederic NIZERY wrote:
> Seriously, did you ever see a professional mechanic very often w/
> a torque wrench? For some bolts the torque is really critical, but they
> only few. Part of a mechanic job is also to be able to apply a reasonable
> torque depending on the diameter, the matter and the tread.

Well no, and that became one of the incentives to learn to do as much for myself 
as I could!  Esp. after one of the pins in the rear caliper had to be destroyed 
to remove it after a ham-fisted "professional" applied what he deemed to be 20 
Nm's of torque (it had to be more like 50!).

I'll pull out the torque wrench for critical things like that but like a "good 
pro" am starting to learn the feel of some things so you do learn to judge by 
feel.  But my little (up to 22 Nm) t.w. failed and they no longer make one in 
that size for a replacement.  Anyone use the real cheapies to get by ok?

> For the loctite thing I am close to think the same. On my K12RS most of the
> bolts were loctited and to do wrenching on it was a p....in.... because 
> of that, including destroying the bolt being unable to remove it.

Don't use red loctite where blue is called for!


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