I've come to you at the end of my tether, in the hope someone can help. Before we start, I'll say I'm a total DIY novice, so apologies if any of this is stupid but I'm trying to get better!
I've put up some flatpack (a metal powercage) but tightening it up is proving a bit of a problem. I popped into a shop where they sold me a ratchet spanner and socket set that they said would do it. That turned out to be too small (sockets went up to 18mm). A different shop sold me a set of box spanners that they said would work, but they didn't. I ordered a 19mm socket off the internet, which fits but which didn't fit the handle I had for the ratchet spanner. So I swung by (yet another) shop earlier, where they sold me the torque wrench that goes with the 19mm socket, and said that would work.
Now it seems like some of the nuts have tightened up using the wrench, but only to a certain point. Then they just stop turning, even though they need to go tighter. I've tried it with the torque on minimum and max. Some of the others just refuse to tighten or loosen at all (the wrench does both when you move the lever on the back of the head). You hear the ratchet noise, but it does nothing to the nut at all.
Can somebody please, please tell me how to tighten these all up so I can start using the thing? Otherwise I've thrown away £700 I don't really have to throw away!
Sitting here with fingers crossed!
I've put up some flatpack (a metal powercage) but tightening it up is proving a bit of a problem. I popped into a shop where they sold me a ratchet spanner and socket set that they said would do it. That turned out to be too small (sockets went up to 18mm). A different shop sold me a set of box spanners that they said would work, but they didn't. I ordered a 19mm socket off the internet, which fits but which didn't fit the handle I had for the ratchet spanner. So I swung by (yet another) shop earlier, where they sold me the torque wrench that goes with the 19mm socket, and said that would work.
Now it seems like some of the nuts have tightened up using the wrench, but only to a certain point. Then they just stop turning, even though they need to go tighter. I've tried it with the torque on minimum and max. Some of the others just refuse to tighten or loosen at all (the wrench does both when you move the lever on the back of the head). You hear the ratchet noise, but it does nothing to the nut at all.
Can somebody please, please tell me how to tighten these all up so I can start using the thing? Otherwise I've thrown away £700 I don't really have to throw away!
Sitting here with fingers crossed!
