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Posted: **Mon Jun 02, 2025 6:06 pm**

I have a tiny one which goes up to 24nm https://www.sealey.co.uk/product/563720 ... ive-2-24nm and then https://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-torqu ... lsrc=aw.ds which does 75-345nm.
When working on my Mito it seemed like everything wanted to be done up from 30-40nm

So any recommendations for something in the 25-75nm range?

Posted: **Mon Jun 02, 2025 6:33 pm**

I've got three Teng torque wrenches but I can't remember what they are

I'd get one of those.

Posted: **Mon Jun 02, 2025 6:34 pm**

Norbar all the way, excellent wrenches.

For that you would want a 3/8th drive though I’m guessing.

Dave!

Posted: **Mon Jun 02, 2025 7:04 pm**

You made me go and check...

1492AG-E for 5-25 Nm
1292AG-EP for 40-210 Nm
1292AG-E4 for 70-350 Nm

I lust for a ¾" wrench but they're a bit spendy and I don't need one.

So yeah, 30-40 is a weird no-mans land. But honestly, it's a piddling torque, so it can't be anything important, I'd just do it by feel. I only take torque settings seriously for head bolts. Even wheel nuts/bolts I only started using a torque wrench relatively recently and through decades of guessing I never had a wheel fall off.

<Dave! sweats profusely with anxiety hearing this>

Posted: **Mon Jun 02, 2025 7:10 pm**

Teng Tools 3892AG-E3 3/8" Drive Torque Wrench 20-100Nm

https://www.toolden.co.uk/hand-tools/to ... 0858857880

Posted: **Mon Jun 02, 2025 7:31 pm**

It was all the important bits! Camshaft tensioner, the water pump bolts, crank pulley. I put a dab of blue Threadlock to put my mind at rest.

Looking at the X5 that all needs similar torque values but it’s an aluminium block too so I really don’t want to rely on myself just making “click” noises and a grunt

I think I’ll go for the Teng one, the Norbar is a bit rich for me

Posted: **Mon Jun 02, 2025 7:35 pm**

The one I linked is a 3/8" though, like Dave! suspected. Have you got 3/8" sockets ?

Posted: **Mon Jun 02, 2025 7:41 pm**

I do, the small Sealey I have is 3/8. I just need a good set of 3/8 E torx and I’ll be good to go.

Posted: **Mon Jun 02, 2025 7:57 pm**

Posted: **Mon Jun 02, 2025 9:46 pm**

Sundayjumper wrote: Mon Jun 02, 2025 7:04 pm You made me go and check...

1492AG-E for 5-25 Nm
1292AG-EP for 40-210 Nm
1292AG-E4 for 70-350 Nm

I lust for a ¾" wrench but they're a bit spendy and I don't need one.

So yeah, 30-40 is a weird no-mans land. But honestly, it's a piddling torque, so it can't be anything important, I'd just do it by feel. I only take torque settings seriously for head bolts. Even wheel nuts/bolts I only started using a torque wrench relatively recently and through decades of guessing I never had a wheel fall off.

<Dave! sweats profusely with anxiety hearing this>

It’s ok, it’s fine, no worries, it’s just a little click, I don’t even care, it’s just a number, did I say I don’t care and I’m fine.

Fine fine fine fine click click fine.

Dave!!!

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2025 10:11 am**

V8Granite wrote: Mon Jun 02, 2025 9:46 pm
Sundayjumper wrote: Mon Jun 02, 2025 7:04 pm You made me go and check...

1492AG-E for 5-25 Nm
1292AG-EP for 40-210 Nm
1292AG-E4 for 70-350 Nm

I lust for a ¾" wrench but they're a bit spendy and I don't need one.

So yeah, 30-40 is a weird no-mans land. But honestly, it's a piddling torque, so it can't be anything important, I'd just do it by feel. I only take torque settings seriously for head bolts. Even wheel nuts/bolts I only started using a torque wrench relatively recently and through decades of guessing I never had a wheel fall off.

<Dave! sweats profusely with anxiety hearing this>

It’s ok, it’s fine, no worries, it’s just a little click, I don’t even care, it’s just a number, did I say I don’t care and I’m fine.

Fine fine fine fine click click fine.

Dave!!!

I feel you're not quite alright about this. Want to torque about it?

Posted: **Tue Jun 03, 2025 5:45 pm**

I have a nice Norbar, but generally only use it for wheel bolts or strut / subframe bolts.

Normal 8/10/13mm is just by hand, never broken or stripped anything which wasn’t already broken.

When doing the waterpump on the mito I was more concerned that there’s no actual gasket or seal, you just have to apply a bead of rtv which is annoying as they don’t include it, plus you want to leave it to cure before refilling the system. I had zero concern that the bolts holding it in were under or over torqued.

Posted: **Wed Jun 04, 2025 12:15 pm**

DeskJockey wrote: Tue Jun 03, 2025 10:11 am
V8Granite wrote: Mon Jun 02, 2025 9:46 pm
Sundayjumper wrote: Mon Jun 02, 2025 7:04 pm You made me go and check...

1492AG-E for 5-25 Nm
1292AG-EP for 40-210 Nm
1292AG-E4 for 70-350 Nm

I lust for a ¾" wrench but they're a bit spendy and I don't need one.

So yeah, 30-40 is a weird no-mans land. But honestly, it's a piddling torque, so it can't be anything important, I'd just do it by feel. I only take torque settings seriously for head bolts. Even wheel nuts/bolts I only started using a torque wrench relatively recently and through decades of guessing I never had a wheel fall off.

<Dave! sweats profusely with anxiety hearing this>

It’s ok, it’s fine, no worries, it’s just a little click, I don’t even care, it’s just a number, did I say I don’t care and I’m fine.

Fine fine fine fine click click fine.

Dave!!!
I feel you're not quite alright about this. Want to torque about it?

I apologise for not being able to come up with an adequate torque based pun. This is all NEWton to MEtre.

Dave!

Posted: **Wed Jun 04, 2025 12:39 pm**

V8Granite wrote: Wed Jun 04, 2025 12:15 pm
DeskJockey wrote: Tue Jun 03, 2025 10:11 am
V8Granite wrote: Mon Jun 02, 2025 9:46 pm

It’s ok, it’s fine, no worries, it’s just a little click, I don’t even care, it’s just a number, did I say I don’t care and I’m fine.

Fine fine fine fine click click fine.

Dave!!!
I feel you're not quite alright about this. Want to torque about it?
I apologise for not being able to come up with an adequate torque based pun. This is all NEWton to MEtre.

Dave!

No one is forcing you to go out on foot-pounding the streets for appropriate puns Dave, we wouldn’t want to screw you up, you might end up bolting, or going nuts. Although it would be funny, in a twisted way.

Posted: **Wed Jun 04, 2025 9:00 pm**

Oh FFS, so many to choose from

Dave!

Posted: **Wed Jun 04, 2025 9:04 pm**

You lot are all torque

Posted: **Wed Jun 04, 2025 9:11 pm**

Lots of small *click* energy in this thread.

Posted: **Wed Jun 04, 2025 9:38 pm**

Can’t wait to get this thing on some nuts.

Posted: **Wed Jun 04, 2025 9:53 pm**

I see you’re planning on being a picky bastard too?

Posted: **Wed Jun 04, 2025 10:11 pm**

That's for personal hygiene purposes.

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