"torque specs were established by having a seasoned mechanic tighten the thing and then see what the spec was with a torque wrench. "
I think I will have that made into a plaque and hang it up in CDO's work shop!!!! Great! Dale Brown cycles de ORO, Inc. 1410 Mill Street Greensboro, North Carolina 27408 USA 336.274.5959 http://www.cyclesdeoro.com http://www.classicrendezvous.com -----Original Message----- From: jswan@optonline.net To: johnb@oxford.net Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 9:42 AM Subject: Re: [CR]Campagnolo axle nut-to-cone torch spec. request.
I had a uncle who was a engineer, mechanic, machinist and full time professional builder of dragster engines. His theory was that torque specs were established by having a seasoned mechanic tighten the thing and then see what the spec was with a torque wrench.
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On Nov 6, 2006, at 9:22 AM, John Betmanis wrote:
> but I've always found that > intuition and experience worked just fine for hand tools on bicycles.
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