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Old 06-08-2020, 11:25 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by equ View Post
Porsche 981/991 specify 118ft-lb on 19mm bolts.

If I only used a torque wrench for wheels, I could see going bigger, but a longer one would be unwieldy/worse for my motorcycle use case.

I also have one for bicycle bolts that I keep braking. Rav-X? Up to 15Nm. My heavy hands have done a lot of damage to brake lever casings, but fortunately I haven't cracked a frame or an irreplaceable campagnolo bolt. I generally set to 4 or 5Nm for most things and rarely to 8-10 or also occasionally to 2 for tiny ones.
No doubt. My 1/2 wrench is annoyingly long in tight spots. But that is why I have a 3/8 wrench as well that goes a lot lower in range and it is much shorter as well. I've been dragging my feet for years to get a 1/4" drive for small torque values, but in all they years it's been on my wish list I've only would have used it a handful of times. It cost nearly as much as the large wrenches too so not a great investment for my use case.
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