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My shop foreman insisted on using a torque wrench for stem bolts, and I finally get it now
He said 'just feel' wasn't good enough, especially on carbon steerers, and I blew off his advice for years. Last month, a customer brought in a cracked Giant TCR stem after another shop overtightened it, and the repair bill was over $400. I've used my 5 Nm preset wrench on every cockpit since. What's a part you've started torquing that you used to just crank down?
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faithb746mo ago
Wait, they charged over $400 for that?
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anderson.spencer6mo ago
Yeah, that "just feel" line got me too for a long time. I used to crank down on derailleur hangers like it was nothing. Snapped a couple before I finally got a wrench for those tiny 8 Nm bolts.
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