Re: Spoke Torque Wrench. Size??
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This may sound really dumb on my part but isn't it true that on a wheel, what you do on any given part afffects the rest of the wheel. So torqueing one spoke will have effect on all other spokes. Just a thought.......
When you tighen one spoke at a time, it effects the others and deforms the the rim slightly. The tendancy is then to tighen the other spokes to compensate. This further deforms the rim, which can make it out of round and increase rim side play. By tapping the spokes on either side, you are ensuring that the replacement spoke is neither to loose or to tight. If the tone is higher than its to tight and if its lower its to loose.
In the manufacturing process all spokes are tightened at the same time by a machine that appllies a specfic torque value all at once. This eliminates rim distortion.