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Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: kwakman on March 28, 2010, 04:11:49 AM

Title: Cylinder torque
Post by: kwakman on March 28, 2010, 04:11:49 AM

what tool do you lot use to check cylinder to cases torque,as you aint gettin a torque wrench anywhere close....

Title: Re: Cylinder torque
Post by: 2-Stroke Tom on March 28, 2010, 04:55:16 AM

You can use a torque wrench to tighten the cylinder if you have a crows foot. Since the use of the crows foot will lengthen the distance through which the force is applied, the resulting torque will be a little off from the value you set the torque wrench to. This is fine since the most important factor is making sure each bolt is the same torque, even if it's a little greater than the factory recommended specification.

Title: Re: Cylinder torque
Post by: alward25 on March 28, 2010, 06:25:49 AM

You can use a crows foot or torque adaptor. As long as the tool is 90 degrees to the torque wrench the torque will measure the same. If the crows foot or torque adaptor is pointed like straight ahead that will change who much the end torque will be. There is a formula to compensate for this, but it is easier to keep it at 90 degrees. If this is totaly confusing I could add some pics.
Good luck

Title: Re: Cylinder torque
Post by: kwakman on March 28, 2010, 06:58:06 AM

i get what your saying, but i dont think ive ever seen a crows foot so a pic of one of them would be handy.i might have seen one, just never heard it called that. thanx, K.

Title: Re: Cylinder torque
Post by: Friar-Tuck on March 28, 2010, 09:59:03 AM

I got one of these:
http://www.motionpro.com/motorcycle/partno/08-0134/

This is a crows foot: 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350309513060

  Tuck\o/

Title: Re: Cylinder torque
Post by: Bigtim on March 28, 2010, 10:28:03 AM

I like the motion pro tool best bc of the closed end, I've never seen a " closed end" crowsfoot ever. But I just had my elbow calibrated to +/- 2lbs. :-D

Title: Re: Cylinder torque
Post by: junk man on March 28, 2010, 05:39:23 PM

so dose anyone know the values if your offset is three inch. i know there's a chart but i don' have one

Title: Re: Cylinder torque
Post by: Friar-Tuck on March 28, 2010, 05:50:47 PM

You do now  :-D
http://www.motionpro.com/documents/pdf/08-0134.pdf
  \o/

Title: Re: Cylinder torque
Post by: kwakman on March 28, 2010, 11:10:17 PM

all my tool box needs now is a collapsible, oil proof tuck-o...... :-D

Title: Re: Cylinder torque
Post by: junk man on March 29, 2010, 05:49:30 PM

thanks tuck it will in my manual when i get my printer hooked up

Title: Re: Cylinder torque
Post by: Friar-Tuck on March 30, 2010, 12:49:28 AM

 No thanks Needed,  :-D
But thank you.  You guys do the same thing every day.
  Keep the Faith!
      Tuck\o/

Title: Re: Cylinder torque
Post by: blueoval on March 30, 2010, 01:02:39 PM

Sorry kwakman, Tuck is ALREADY TAKEN!  Doesn't appear they are going to make any more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: Cylinder torque
Post by: kwakman on March 30, 2010, 02:44:12 PM

I'll race you for 'im...... :evil: You don't have to guard him so heartily....
Besides, cloning technology's coming along in leaps and bounds.....
We could all have one....
 :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink:

Title: Re: Cylinder torque
Post by: demographic on April 02, 2010, 11:20:32 PM

Quote from: kwakman on March 28, 2010, 06:58:06 AM

i get what your saying, but i dont think ive ever seen a crows foot so a pic of one of them would be handy.i might have seen one, just never heard it called that. thanx, K.

Machine Mart sell them and this is what they look like...
(http://www.machinemart.co.uk/images/library/product/large/04/040215194.jpg)

Bout 15 quid.