Skewers and Torque Spanner

campagsarge
campagsarge Posts: 434
edited September 2007 in Workshop
Two questions here.

Anyone recommend any middle of the road quick release skewers? I have a Campag Vento wheelset and the skewers are rubbish. I am not looking for titanium skewers, just something that will do the job.

Also, anyone know where you can buy a torque wrench and associated allen/hex keys from, without costing the earth?

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  • woody-som
    woody-som Posts: 1,001
    I bought a 1/4" torque wrench from screwfix £29.99 (code 29953)

    I already had the hex bits, but they do a 3/8" drive set covering 3,4,5,6,7,8,10 got £9.99 (code 18011)

    but you would have to find a 1/4" female to 3/8" male square drive adaptor which they don't sell. Find a Draper dealer near you for code (68590) or enquire at a local car shop/auto factors, as the P&P from draper is quite high. Others make the adaptor as well, so it's easily found.
  • campagsarge
    campagsarge Posts: 434
    Cheers, thanks for that Woody-Som. I have just had a look at Parker's website and came across this. I know nothing about these things - is a wrench range 2-24 newtons adequate for us home bike mechanics?

    http://www.parker-international.co.uk/ProductDetails/mcs/productID/7078/groupID/9/categoryID/57/v/040756de-8f26-45ef-a136-47d3e38ffa95
  • blackhands
    blackhands Posts: 950
    Hope do very nice QR skewers:

    http://www.hopegb.com/voir_QRSTN.html
  • woody-som
    woody-som Posts: 1,001
    looks good. goes lower than my wrench which is better as the max torque for the A-head pre-load nut it 2 N.m Not bad price for what you get either, as you want the hex bits as well.

    It will cover most of the smaller fixings (thats what I wanted) eg

    Shimano Hollow tech 2 crank arm bolts 10-15 N.m
    Chainring bolts 8-11 N.m
    Stem bolts 8-25N.m (depending on make)
    Seat post binder lamp 4-45 N.m (depend on make, but most are within the range of the wrench)
    water bottle cage 3-4 N.m
    Shimano derailleur cable clamp (front 5-7, rear 3.9-5.9)
    Pedals to crank arms 35+ (just do then as tight as you can usually)

    Figures taken from Zinn and the art of Road bike maintenance.
  • campagsarge
    campagsarge Posts: 434
    Probably will get the BBB one then. With all the carbon about these days it pays to tighten up your nuts to the correct amount :lol:

    Thanks for you advice.

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