Pedal torque wrench

Roboleeds
Roboleeds Posts: 43
edited March 2014 in Workshop
Looking for recommendations for a torque wrench to fit/remove my Garmin Vector pedals,the recommended torque range is between 36-40nm and must be reversible.Thanks in advance for your help.

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  • earthvspace4XTuUWcX
    earthvspace4XTuUWcX Posts: 322
    I would suggest that a torque wrench is not really necessary.
  • JackPozzi
    JackPozzi Posts: 1,191
    You have both read that OP is using Vectors? Getting the correct torque is pretty essential to getting accurate readings from them....

    Some useful info on this thread https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.ph ... que-wrench
  • dgunthor
    dgunthor Posts: 644
    agree that being vectors that the torque is probably key - do they have an allen key fitting as well as 15mm flat?

    (finger tight works fine for all my pedals the last 22 years BTW)
  • herzog
    herzog Posts: 197
    Roboleeds wrote:
    Looking for recommendations for a torque wrench to fit/remove my Garmin Vector pedals,the recommended torque range is between 36-40nm and must be reversible.Thanks in advance for your help.

    As recommended by DC Rainmaker, I use Park TW-2 with a 15mm crowfoot head (Teng). Easy/quick to use...
  • balthazar
    balthazar Posts: 1,565
    JackPozzi wrote:
    You have both read that OP is using Vectors? Getting the correct torque is pretty essential to getting accurate readings from them....

    Some useful info on this thread https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.ph ... que-wrench
    That system looks interesting, but as far as I can see from here http://sites.garmin.com/vector it measures between the pedal body and the pedal spindle, no? (Not the spindle and the crank). In that case, surely the spindle/crank interface is the same as any other? (Dreadful, but that's another topic!)

    I've never seen it in reality, though- is it actually the case that changing pedal tightness affects the power reading?!
  • JackPozzi
    JackPozzi Posts: 1,191
    I've not used them yet, waiting for the early adopters to iron out any bugs, but dc rainmakers review features a chart that shows the effect of different torque settings.
    http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/09/garm ... eview.html
  • balthazar
    balthazar Posts: 1,565
    JackPozzi wrote:
    I've not used them yet, waiting for the early adopters to iron out any bugs, but dc rainmakers review features a chart that shows the effect of different torque settings.
    http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/09/garm ... eview.html
    Interesting..! I'm still not quite clear on how this thing works. Looks pretty complicated
  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    I'd take the data in the article with a pinch of salt. He's done no repeatability study on the data so the apparent torque sensitivity could easily be a fluke. If it really is that sensitive I'd be inclined to hire or maybe even purchase an electronic torque wrench, given the value of your investment. The advantage of using a hired tool is that it will be subject to regular calibration checks and will always therefore have a recent certificate.
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  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    not worth it for pedals, they're only pedals
  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    £1300 pedals though!

    ETA: I'm guessing you haven't read the OP?
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  • rafletcher
    rafletcher Posts: 1,235
    All the OP had to do was google "pedal torque wrench" and the very first article is from Wiggle about these exact pedals and mentions the Park Tool wrench!
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,310
    Park tool
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  • harkmeadow
    harkmeadow Posts: 193
    I'm using a beam torque wrench for mine. Most normal torque wrenches only adjust with torque one way. Hence the beam wrench.. I got mine from google (Stanley tools make) and does the job ok. Need to get an adaptor from halfords for example to fit the crow foot.
  • harkmeadow
    harkmeadow Posts: 193
    And it was cheap!
  • littledove44
    littledove44 Posts: 871
    Harkmeadow wrote:
    I'm using a beam torque wrench for mine. Most normal torque wrenches only adjust with torque one way. Hence the beam wrench.. I got mine from google (Stanley tools make) and does the job ok. Need to get an adaptor from halfords for example to fit the crow foot.

    Is there any other adaptor gizmo that helps you do torque both ways? My pedals are allen key fitted and i torque one and then guess the other.
  • harkmeadow
    harkmeadow Posts: 193
    the vectors dont have allen key attachments on them, but you dont need to torque standard pedals, just tighten them up with a good push. Job done.

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