Torque setting for small or odd items

Blink · 14th November 2019, 11:02

What do people use to set the correct torque on numerically small and/or physically small, or odd items such as these:

Brake caliper bleed screw (5Nm)
Brake pipe union to brake hose (16Nm)
Brake hose bracket on trailing arm (?Nm)
ABS sensor cable to trailing arm nut (9Nm)
(Values shown are from Rave)

I've got an ordinary, full-length torque wrench and a smaller torque adapter but both of those will only go over the end of a nut/bolt. Some items need a torque spanner but most of the ones available don't go small enough (e.g. this one). Here's an adjustable link but I'm not sure I'd trust it on a brake union or bleed nipple due to the risk of rounding off the flats.

14th November 2019, 11:02	#1
Blink Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Under the car Posts: 1,840 Thanks: 210 Thanked 244 Times in 221 Posts	Torque setting for small or odd items What do people use to set the correct torque on numerically small and/or physically small, or odd items such as these: Brake caliper bleed screw (5Nm) Brake pipe union to brake hose (16Nm) Brake hose bracket on trailing arm (?Nm) ABS sensor cable to trailing arm nut (9Nm) (Values shown are from Rave) I've got an ordinary, full-length torque wrench and a smaller torque adapter but both of those will only go over the end of a nut/bolt. Some items need a torque spanner but most of the ones available don't go small enough (e.g. this one). Here's an adjustable link but I'm not sure I'd trust it on a brake union or bleed nipple due to the risk of rounding off the flats.