Working with a torque wrench can drastically reduce the chance of damaging any parts on your bike or having them come loose while riding. A torque wrench is a tool that allows you to tighten all the ...

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Editor’s Note, 10/31/25: For this latest update, we added three new tools. The Craftsman 1/2-Inch Drive Torque Wrench is long and ideal for torquing larger bolts and fasteners. The Precision ...

Torque is a twisting force. The muscle you apply to the top of a screw-top jelly jar is torque. And when you use a wrench on a threaded fastener (such as a bolt, nut, screw, or stud), you're applying ...

The torque wrench is one of the most important tools for equipment maintenance and reliability when securing critical parts to exact tolerances with zero margin for ...

What's a torque wrench? It's a referee, says Greg Katsis, marketing manager for Sturtevant Richmont, a manufacturer of torque-measurement systems in Franklin Park, Ill. It makes sure that big, burly ...

Welcome to the final edition of Torque About Tools for 2023, our semi-regular round-up of the latest workshop goodies to land at BikeRadar HQ. It’s been uncharacteristically quiet for new tools since ...