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Hrant, I am unsure of the margin of error , but I have people checking on it for me. I know that really crazy torque wrenches (read -snap on digital, etc) provide those kind of specs, but many do not. I'm sure I can get it. I'll post when I do.

Ken, using your torque wrench as a breaker can shorten the life of your wrench due to the fact that you are putting a great deal of stress on it as you break loose. I for one own a breaker and never use it, but if I had a $500.00 torque wrench you bet I would not be braking my lugs loose with it. I would take quite a while, but it could break the wrench. That is the main reason that places like sears do not offer warranties on a torque wrench.
On a $30.00, $75.00, or even a $125.00 wrench...well it's about as subjective as changing the timing belt on an NSX.

PS- our wrench has a 1 year warranty and does come free of charge with a 4 inch extension.

breaker shown below

Aaron

<blockquote data-quote="AaronR" data-source="post: 160971" data-attributes="member: 5614">Hrant, I am unsure of the margin of error <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> , but I have people checking on it for me.&nbsp; I know that really crazy torque wrenches (read -snap on digital, etc) provide those kind of specs, but many do not. I&#039;m sure I can get it. I&#039;ll post when I do.Ken, using your torque wrench as a breaker can shorten the life of your wrench due to the fact that you are putting a great deal of stress on it as you break loose. I for one own a breaker and never use it, but if I had a $500.00 torque wrench you bet I would not be braking my lugs loose with it. I would take quite a while, but it could break the wrench. That is the main reason that places like sears do not offer warranties on a&nbsp; torque wrench.On a $30.00, $75.00, or even a $125.00 wrench...well it&#039;s about as subjective as changing the timing belt on an NSX.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /> PS- our wrench has a 1 year warranty and does come free of charge with a 4 inch extension.breaker shown belowAaron</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AaronR, post: 160971, member: 5614"] Hrant, I am unsure of the margin of error :D , but I have people checking on it for me. I know that really crazy torque wrenches (read -snap on digital, etc) provide those kind of specs, but many do not. I'm sure I can get it. I'll post when I do. Ken, using your torque wrench as a breaker can shorten the life of your wrench due to the fact that you are putting a great deal of stress on it as you break loose. I for one own a breaker and never use it, but if I had a $500.00 torque wrench you bet I would not be braking my lugs loose with it. I would take quite a while, but it could break the wrench. That is the main reason that places like sears do not offer warranties on a torque wrench. On a $30.00, $75.00, or even a $125.00 wrench...well it's about as subjective as changing the timing belt on an NSX. :p PS- our wrench has a 1 year warranty and does come free of charge with a 4 inch extension. breaker shown below Aaron [/QUOTE]

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