Torque wrench recommendations
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Torque wrench recommendations
What are some recommended torque wrenches? How much should I be willing to pay for a nice set? Thanks in advance!
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I think that the click wrenches tend to be better than the needle wrenches. I used a needle wrench once to torque water pump nuts, but it ended up overtorquing and snapping the stud.
I bought a click wrench that day and re-did it without incident.
I got mine from OSH...I believe it's Craftsman brand. Depending on what kind of work you do, you probably need one for small torques < 30Nm and one for bigger torques < 100Nm. Mine was around 50$.
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I bought a click wrench that day and re-did it without incident.
I got mine from OSH...I believe it's Craftsman brand. Depending on what kind of work you do, you probably need one for small torques < 30Nm and one for bigger torques < 100Nm. Mine was around 50$.
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I use a harborfreight one, which considering how low quality most of their parts are, is actually a very good torque. My friend bought the same one, rebadged w/ a different brand, at a quality place for $50.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...Itemnumber=239
Supposedly clicker wrenches can get miscalibrated if you drop it, or just from wear. So I bought a 2nd one later for $10, works for me.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...Itemnumber=239
Supposedly clicker wrenches can get miscalibrated if you drop it, or just from wear. So I bought a 2nd one later for $10, works for me.
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Originally Posted by TSX 3Pedal
I have a Craftsman one from Sears.
I bought it on sale for about $70
I bought it on sale for about $70
I have two of them. They have worked fine for me. I paid about ~200 for them including some red storage cases.
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Be Careful folks....
Even the Craftsman brand Torque wrenches are not foolproof-none are really. Realize that any TW can go out of calibration. And for you who kept your original packaging notice that the clicker Craftsman TW is not a lifetime guarantee --it is limited. HOW do I know? I snapped a bolt off of my motorcycle triple clamp when my Craftsman did not click last year. Sears would not exchange it. Sure others may have different experience but it clearly states a limited guarantee while most tools are lifetime.
I now have a $25 beam style craftman which is lifetime. Snap ons are better but big $$$.
I am no wrencher at all but I expected my barely 1 year old TW to click when I set it. I will now use it as an expensive breaker bar. live and learn.
I now have a $25 beam style craftman which is lifetime. Snap ons are better but big $$$.
I am no wrencher at all but I expected my barely 1 year old TW to click when I set it. I will now use it as an expensive breaker bar. live and learn.
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Husky from Home Depot, IIRC, all Husky tools are guaranteed forever
$69
http://www.homedepot.com/ , search for: torque wrench
$69
http://www.homedepot.com/ , search for: torque wrench
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Originally Posted by xizor
I use a harborfreight one, which considering how low quality most of their parts are, is actually a very good torque. My friend bought the same one, rebadged w/ a different brand, at a quality place for $50.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...Itemnumber=239
Supposedly clicker wrenches can get miscalibrated if you drop it, or just from wear. So I bought a 2nd one later for $10, works for me.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...Itemnumber=239
Supposedly clicker wrenches can get miscalibrated if you drop it, or just from wear. So I bought a 2nd one later for $10, works for me.
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Originally Posted by pedalbikeplus
Even the Craftsman brand Torque wrenches are not foolproof-none are really. Realize that any TW can go out of calibration.
Myself, I have a craftsman brand at home, but at school we used Mac Tools or SnapOns.
The cream of the crop is snapon, especially the CDI brand.
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