I wanted to purchase a torque wrench but wasn't sure which one is the best. Any suggestions? I want one that has wide range of settings so I can use it for all sorts of different jobs..
Best Torque Wrench?
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That's going to be a little bit difficult in that the better torque wrenches cover pretty narrow ranges. Get one good one that will cover the most common jobs you think that you will be doing from Snap-On or Mac.
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I went to sears and i saw one for about 70 bux...it covers 10-75 lbs/ft I think. Is that good enough to cover most jobs??
Sounds like a good price and their promise of +/- 4% is pretty consistent with other brands. You just have to ask yourself why the Sears wrench is $70 and a comparable one from Mac is ~$180.
You know that they have another one that goes 25-250 ft/lbs right? Scale is 1 ft/lb increment instead of .5 on the one you are looking at. Same price.
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Lug nuts need to be tightened to 80 lbs.
Thaht's probably the tightest I'd need...80 lbs...ok. thanks
I was poking around the toolboxes in several F1 pits (Arrows, Jordan, Benetton) at Indy in September...
while FACOM seems to be the high-end supplier, if you check out the "personal" toolboxes, a lot of them actually have SnapOn.
These are folks who can afford whatever they want. Many choose SnapOn.
while FACOM seems to be the high-end supplier, if you check out the "personal" toolboxes, a lot of them actually have SnapOn.
These are folks who can afford whatever they want. Many choose SnapOn.
I use a Craftsman Digitork 1/2" and 3/8" torque wrench with digital readout (turn the knob and the torque value appears in the little window). The 1/2" is good from 25-250 ft./lbs. in single increments and the 3/8" from 5-80 ft./lbs. in 1/2 number increments. Had them for nearly eight years and use them nearly on a weekly basis. Have been serving me well and no problems to date. They currently run about $100 each. You can get lower priced ones that have a turn handle to set the proper torque setting. Not as quick and easy as the Digitork series.
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By all means, get two sizes so the low range, which is perhaps the most critical, is accurate. I have a small one calibrated in inch-pounds which is the way smaller values are generally rated.
