I get these cycle instructions specifying macimum torque settings all the time for scews with allen (hex) heads. I've never seen an allen wrench that was a torque wrench. If there is such a thing, can someone send me a link (preferably to a store where I can acquire one).

I'm sure there's a "Hey dummy you do it thisaway" answer, but a search of these forums didn't enlighten me. The oft-used "Use your common sense" has never worked with me very well. My tool training was to tighten everything as tight as you can possibly get it, and I know that's bad ju ju with bikes.

You can order a set of adapters made by Pedro's. Just got a set -- I think from Jenson's.

Google "Pedro's torque wrench hex set" or something similar.

The ones I got were for the smaller park TW -- the one that measues in inch pounds.

Also just saw some adapters in the local hardware store, but it seems to be harder to find metric stuff at the local places.

Ah... Use a hex socket bit and whatever adapters necessary to fit the torque wrench... I knew there was a workaround.

I just couldn't picture a 4mm allen wrench with a torque setting on it!

Thanks!

Like these:

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&pid=00934448000&cat=Mechanics+Tools&subcat=Sockets&vertical=TOOL&ihtoken=1

I get these cycle instructions specifying macimum torque settings all the time for scews with allen (hex) heads. I've never seen an allen wrench that was a torque wrench. If there is such a thing, can someone send me a link (preferably to a store where I can acquire one).

I'm sure there's a "Hey dummy you do it thisaway" answer, but a search of these forums didn't enlighten me. The oft-used "Use your common sense" has never worked with me very well. My tool training was to tighten everything as tight as you can possibly get it, and I know that's bad ju ju with bikes.

When you say torque I think this is what your reading about http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=600099&subcategory=60001230&brand=&sku=9026&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=Shop%20by%20Subcat%3A%20Hex%20Keys

If you do however buy a http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=&subcategory=&brand=&sku=15435&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=Show%20All%20Products
Just make sure you buy a good one and not a cheapo. By the way I thought there was a torque allen set also till I read it was Torx not torque. Hope that helps.

Torx wrenches are a dime a dozen and since I sold my Chevy I will hopefully never have to use another one.

I'm looking for a torque wrench (tightening pressure measurement device). One of the previous posters gave me the solution, though.

Glad to here. This line from your post " I've never seen an allen wrench that was a torque wrench " through me off.

I hated to pay $25 for the whole set when all I needed was a couple of the smaller sizes, but I looked around for a couple of months and wound up with that. FWIW, it was probably worth the money--I'd been tightening by feel for years, and I was WAY off on some fasteners.

If you have the torque wrench and the metric sockets in the appropriate sizes, all you need is a short, straight allen key in each size to stick in the socket. Buy cheap allen keys at the hardware store (a buck or less, generally), and cut off a chunk of the appropriate size from the long end. You can cut them easily with a grinding wheel; it takes a little longer with a file or hacksaw.

You get your torque wrench of choice (clicker, bar, whatever range you want/need) and you get a set of allen key sockets from Sears.