TORQOMETERS (& vs Torque Wrench)?

[rhp]

1) What is the difference between Standard Basic and Standard Follow-up Torqometers?
and,
2) For H-D motorcycles (<50 in.lb. low torque screws, hex bolts, Torx fasteners) &/or some electrical work, would y’all prefer a Torqometer or a click-style Torque Wrench?
Thanks, RHP

 

[Delray]

I think a click type is the easiest for fasteners.
I may be wrong but I think a follow up has memory of the highest torque reading.
I think the torqometer would be ideal for measuring continuous turning force like in adjusting bearings where you would want to measure turning resistance and not breakaway force.

 

[765kVFlash]

1) What is the difference between Standard Basic and Standard Follow-up Torqometers?
and,
2) For H-D motorcycles (<50 in.lb. low torque screws, hex bolts, Torx fasteners) &/or some electrical work, would y’all prefer a Torqometer or a click-style Torque Wrench?
Thanks, RHP

For motorcycle work, I like the follow-up torqometers. I use a 0-75 in.lbf. for low torque work and 0-30 N-M for the bigger fasteners. This covers ~90% of the screws and bolts on the engines.

One of the bikes has a narrow trellis frame that limits the ability to properly torque the cam bridges using a dial type without removing the radiator and oil tank from the front of the bike (i.e. adding 3-4 hours of additional work for the R&R). Oh, and it's pretty messy!. I will soon have a Norbar SLO to do that work. Any other accessible fastener gets the dial type to avoid heli-coiling, or replacing, a very expensive engine case.

Non engine fasteners get the clicker or the split beam type.

 

[jjkrjh]

I use a torqometer for all low torque work. The SO that I have also has a light that lights when you reach the setting, which is helpful when the dial is hard to see.
A beam style for measuring bearing drag. (pinion bearings ect.) The click style for all other stuff.

 

[rhp]

Sorry for a double post (http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36005)

Let's say mainly in the 20-30 in.lb. range with 8-40 in.lb. low-high max, to be used primarily on H-D motorcycle fasteners (Philips screws, hex bolts, Torx fasteners), EFI sensors &/or some electrical work (e.g. circuit boards). Would you still prefer a Torqometer over a Qdriver4 (or something comparable) Torque Screwdriver?