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You do not need much precision. I have used a Sears (cheap) for over 40 years and it is still in tolerance. I too like really nice tools, but in this case a lower end tool is all that is needed for the job.

I tourqued VW heads for many years by pulling a one foot long bar with a spring scale. I calibrated the spring scale by measuring litres of water into a bucket, converting to pounds and remarking the scale.

Airbear wrote:I tourqued VW heads for many years by pulling a one foot long bar with a spring scale. I calibrated the spring scale by measuring litres of water into a bucket, converting to pounds and remarking the scale.

That's what I call "total self reliance" Charlie!

You would probably fit right in at a Burning Man festival.

What Is Burning Man?

I have never been, never even thought about the Burning Man until I saw a post about it on another web site today. Now I am kind of intrigued by it.

Get the W&B. They were designed in Australia in the 1940s, they're still made in Australia and they're still one of the best torque wrenches on the planet. It'll stay in calibration longer than others (if you resist the urge to undo things with it) and, if you buy a cheaper one, you'll never be truly happy. It's only the cost of a good meal for two in a restaurant and you'll be able to pass it on to your kids. They won't thank you for passing on what remains of the meal.

hzbloke wrote:Get the W&B. They were designed in Australia in the 1940s, they're still made in Australia and they're still one of the best torque wrenches on the planet. It'll stay in calibration longer than others (if you resist the urge to undo things with it) and, if you buy a cheaper one, you'll never be truly happy. It's only the cost of a good meal for two in a restaurant and you'll be able to pass it on to your kids. They won't thank you for passing on what remains of the meal.

You have very expensive restaurants in Australia if it takes over $200 for two people to get a "good" meal.

My '76 75/6 has 2 sizes of nuts on the heads. 15mm on the rocker arms and 14 mm on the heads. (Or maybe the other way 'round) I don't remember that kind of thing without looking at it directly.

Anyway, 2 different sized nuts.

hzbloke wrote:Get the W&B. They were designed in Australia in the 1940s, they're still made in Australia and they're still one of the best torque wrenches on the planet. It'll stay in calibration longer than others (if you resist the urge to undo things with it) and, if you buy a cheaper one, you'll never be truly happy. It's only the cost of a good meal for two in a restaurant and you'll be able to pass it on to your kids. They won't thank you for passing on what remains of the meal.

hi to all and thanks for the advise / info . regarding the cost of a good meal ,yep thats about right half a cow and ten scooners and im cruising . im use to buying high quaility tools though bad habit i got into when i was doing road service , usually was a long way from anywhere plus time constraints and just couldnt afford to buy cheap tools just in case !

DaveBBR, thanks for the info, will have to wait until i get the bike back from the mechanic to see what size(s) they are and when the time comes to torque the heads down as advised via mechanic . cant wait to get the old bus going again, it had such a beautiful note ( so i was told ) when heading up through walcha mountain on a ride, but hell that was a very long time ago . but it willl live again

2valve wrote: , hi to all . can anyone tell me what the size's are of the cylinder and cylinder head " nuts" ? . have to buy a torque wrench and socket to suit, have picked out the torque wrench which is a warren and brown # 321500 ( any comments on this ? )but not sure of what size socket i need. the bike is a 1975 R90s.

If your bike is a 1975, it will have 14mm nuts on the rocker arms, not 15 as indicated previously. (unless someone upgraded the rockers to the later style along with the new nuts)
BUT you will still need a 15mm socket for the nuts at the 12 and 6 o:clock positions.
Hope this clears this up.