Another Spoke question

[MFP]

Just as an example, you don't need anything fancy to do the job well. Home Depot sells an in/lb torque wrench that's not bad for less than $40. A 5mm allen socket and normal socket extension are all you need to complete the tools required. LINK

Its really good™ for any task that you not be at the extreme end of the rating for the torque wrench. The 52 in/lb spec falls nicely inside the meat of the range of the torque wrench I linked to. They tend to not be as accurate at the very ends of the range. Sometimes dramatically so.

EricV,
Quick question, regarding the Tekton torque wrench you provided me with a link to.
This particular torque wrench has NM settings of 6.7 and 5.6 respectively, the S10 Service Manual calls for 6NM what is the better approach here? Not particularly knowledgable or used to NMs.

 

[EricV]

EricV,
Quick question, regarding the Tekton torque wrench you provided me with a link to.
This particular torque wrench has NM settings of 6.7 and 5.6 respectively, the S10 Service Manual calls for 6NM what is the better approach here? Not particularly knowledgable or used to NMs.

It has .11 or .12 increment adjustment in Nm, which works out to 1 in/lb increments. My Mac Tools in/lb torque wrench is the same. I suspect due to being sold in the US market rather than a Metric market. I round up, using 52 in/lbs. It's actually 51.6 if you convert 4.3 ft/lbs to in/lbs, but I don't think the .04 in/lbs,(.05 Nm), is going to cause any issues. You adjust to 0 on the main scale, taking it to 5.6 Nm, then use the incremental rotation scale to increase it to 6.05 Nm, which would also work out to 52 in/lbs.

 

[MFP]

It has .11 or .12 increment adjustment in Nm, which works out to 1 in/lb increments. My Mac Tools in/lb torque wrench is the same. I suspect due to being sold in the US market rather than a Metric market. I round up, using 52 in/lbs. It's actually 51.6 if you convert 4.3 ft/lbs to in/lbs, but I don't think the .04 in/lbs,(.05 Nm), is going to cause any issues. You adjust to 0 on the main scale, taking it to 5.6 Nm, then use the incremental rotation scale to increase it to 6.05 Nm, which would also work out to 52 in/lbs.

Got it (I think?).
Thanks.

 

[EricV]

Got it (I think?).
Thanks.

It will make more sense when you're playing with the tool in your hand. Sort of like other things...

 

[Don T]

I have lost 5 rear spokes in a year of ownership of my 2014. The last one chewed up my swingarm pretty good. I just bought a bicycle torque wrench and found that most of my rear spokes were far too loose. Like some took a full turn to reach 6nm. I had previously checked via sound and feel but it wasn’t enough. Hopefully this does it. Its a real drag to keep dealing with this.

I will definitely do the zip tie method also.

I'm baffled that it took 5 lost rear spokes before you decided that you method of checking them didn't work.
It's a good idea that you have decided to use a torque wrench - it's recommended in the service manual for a reason.

I checked mine a few times during the first 10.000 km (with a torque wrench) and after that every 10.000 km and when changing tires.
Initially several spokes needed tightening every time I checked, but it became fewer (and less tightening) over time. Now my bike has 90.000 km on the clock and the last few times I checked no spokes needed tightening - but I continue to check them, as it's quick and easy to do with the right tools.

 

[Chaz]

I’m in the bike winter maintenance here, never ride it, just bought the 22 th of december(2018).
Was curious to check the spokes on that bike after what I’ve read!
I can say that at least 75% of the spokes was loose in the front wheel and 50%in the rear wheel. So..thank you guys!
Glad I have a small torque wrench and hex socket.

 

[jalal]

I just picked up a cherry 2017 with 600 miles (not a typo) and the spokes in the front were mostly in the 4-6 NM range. Most of the rear ones were so loose that I couldn't even measure their torque. I had to go around about 10 times slowly adjusting them, making sure to not turn any nipples more than 1/4 turn at a time. I wanted to make sure that I didn't mess up the wheel and 'dish it' to one side, or cause any uneeded hop.

It should be good now, and I will just go over them every time i put new tires on (~6K miles).

 

[ballisticexchris]

It should be good now, and I will just go over them every time i put new tires on (~6K miles).

I recommend checking your spokes after every single ride. This bike has a big issue with spokes not bedding in.

 

[Don in Lodi]

That loose, essentially from the factory, I'd do a few checks along the way to 6,000 miles.