Originally Posted by
RowdyTI
Yes, after some trial and error I found that most times it's perfect, sometimes not. I'm not sure what exactly happens in the case where it's sometimes out of whack and what is causing that. I'm now using a hex key like this:
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I go as tight as it will go without getting aggressive. This is getting me a good result. I have a maxle thru axle with a low max torque specification, so basically if I can't undo it with a mini tool then it's over-torqued.
If yours is the axle pictured, I would use a torque wrench and tighten it to 13.5 Nxm every time (which is a fairly substantial torque, probably more than I could deliver reproducibly with a multi-tool, or possibly even those hex-keys -- I have the same ones).