Hey guys I am looking at picking up a torque wrench, mainly for my wheel lug nuts and anything else that may require one. I was look at this:

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...seBVCookie=Yes

I was wondering if the price and specs looked ok? I was going with Craftsman because I have been using them for a while with no problems.

I assume if I do more work I will also want a 3/8" drive.

 

That's the same one I have. It does everything I need it to do and is good quality. Just a tip: with any spring loaded torque wrench be sure to adjust the torque down to 0lbs when you are storing it. It will help maintain the spring.

 

I bought this one yesterday link.

It looks too cheap to be good, but my roommate has the exact one (bought for $30) and it works great.

That site was some really good prices. I ended up buy $60 of stuff, free shipping and $5 off coupon available online. Got a creeper, breaker bar, torque wrench, socket adaptor set, some racheting wrenchs and a cheap multimeter.

 

What about beam torque wrenches?
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...seBVCookie=Yes

 

Dan do you just use an adpater for smaller sockets or do you have a 3/8" as well?

 

I have a set of 1/2" and 3/8" sockets but both kits came with adaptors to convert from one size to the other. I have always liked craftsman stuff especially their lifetime warranty. If you ever brake something just bring it to Sears and they'll hand you a new one. They don't even ask for a receipt.

 

virus7...what's the difference in your torque wrench vs the one they show for 139 for tires...or so they say on the Sears site...first link?????

 

cmf, I am not really sure why its 2x as expensive, it does have a rating to 250 ftlb as apposed to 150. It also looks a little beefier. and a "protective rubber cover"

"Micrometer-type setting adjusts quickly and easily from 30 to 250 ft. lb. in 1 ft. lb. gradations (47.45 to 345.68 Newton/meters) with only 8 deg. hand travel. Round head design has a protective rubber cover."

 

i have been using snap-on torque wrenches for awhile and i swore by them... its just the feel of it, i got the torsion click type and remember they must be recalibrated every now and then

 

I have the same one...good product and of course it's a craftsman.

 

I have the same torque wrench as well, but their lifetime warranty does not apply to torque wrenches.

 

If you want reliability, beam torque wrenches are the best. Cause if you use the regular torque wrenches like the clicking ones, problem is that they need to be calibrated once in a while and if you drop it. forget about it.

 

I have used both beam and click torque wrenches and found the beam is less accurate especially after using it on heavy torque settings. The beam doesn't stay center after awhile. The major disadvantage of the beam is, if you can't read the scale in tight spaces, then it's useless. The clicker is not perfect either. It does need recalibration after heavy usage and I would stay away from really cheap clickers. It's too cheap to take it in for recalibration (not worth it) and not reliable enough for major work such as engine building, or even the oil drain plug.

 

will sears recalibrate them?

 

oh just go buy snap on. I got both snap on clickers and beams. I depend on beams more when I go for lug nuts. clickers are more for engine work.

 

I have both a beam and clicker type. I much prefer the clicker. The beam is just seems too inaccurate for me. I have difficulty looking at it and torquing to spec at the same time. Also, the increased rigidity of the click type actually makes it so you require less force from your arm to actually make the needed torque, since you don't have to bend the shit to make it work. I figure there's no way at home that I'll use a clicker type enough to really worry about wearing it out.

 

Bringing this back up as I'm getting a wrench.

OK, for the lug nuts will a 3/8 do the job, or do you have to have the 1/2. I know that the 3/8 has enough torque to do the job, however I have already tried doing one with the 3/8 and my 19mm socket (not deep) thus used the extension on it. Needless to say, the extension lost in the battle and I broke it. No worry since it was Craftsman. I was thinking about buying a 19mm deep socket with the hope it will help.

Anyone with a 3/8 torque wrench who torques the lug nuts on here? Or is eveyrone using the 1/2?

 

Out of curiosity, what is the torque spec. for the TSX lug nuts?

 

I think it's 80 ft-lbs.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong

 

80lbf-ft

 

Call me cheap, but I got this one..click-style and works like a charm I'm actually amazed by its quality, I've been using it on my car for over a year.

http://www.dropshippedproducts.com/s...uct.asp?ID=197