[dsn_klr650] nklr torque wrench needed?

[Alan L Henderson]

At 04:43 PM 4/26/2000 MDT, you wrote:

> >> >>Hi List, just wondering how much damage I may be doing by not using a >>torque wrench when reinstalling front and rear wheels.(not too tight >>so they still spin,not too loose so they don't fall off, not too >>scientific huh?) am I asking for bearing problems or is this still >>safe territory for tightening by feel?.....thanks all....cosmo > >I've always done wheels by feel. Recently since I now have three torque >wrenches I feel obliged to use them. Doesn't seem to make a difference. >Bogdan

I tightened the axles by feel on my old sl100 and after a time managed to crush the spacer between the bearings! Alan Henderson A13 Iowa