[Kodak]

Looking for a recommendation for a decent torque wrench, going to go check at Sears .

[Express]

i have 2 husky torque wrenches and i love them both.


check this one out

http://cgi.ebay.com/HUSKY-39104-Torq...ht_2446wt_1112

[govtec]

Just bought a craftsman 3/8". If you want quality go with craftsman.

[328i]

Just bought two at harbor freight. The 1/2 drive was 10 bucks with a coupon. I'm going to compare it to my friends $90 one to compare the accuracy, but for 10 bucks you can't lose with how rarely I'll be using it if it's accurate when I test it, but I'll mainly just be using it for lugs.

I am planning on picking one of these up as well:

http://www.bimmertools.com/Brownline...-p/bld0212.htm

[NiVeDh]

+1 for the $10 Harbor Freight.

[Brian_TII]

Ehh... I wouldn't trust the harbor freight torque wrenches. Generally if you're using a torque wrench you're doing so because you "want it to be right". I'd stick with Craftsman, Snap-on, Matco...

[06E90Rostik]

Craftsman all the way. You break it, they replace it. Harbor Freight place has flimsy written all over it.

[govtec]

Originally Posted by 06E90Rostik

Craftsman all the way. You break it, they replace it. Harbor Freight place has flimsy written all over it.

I thought with torque wrench it is only a 1 year warranty. Hand tools are lifetime guarantee.

[jaguar36]

I believe its 90 days on the click type, lifetime on the beam type from Craftsman.

[thread killer]

i have a snapon techwrench. does angle torque as well as Nm, Ft/lbs

[Kodak]

I just went to Harbor Freight and they do have that torque wrench for $10, I might get it, can't beat the price. I check Home Depot( Husky) and Sears(Craftsman) and their both about the same price $80, so I'm still undecided on which one.


Harbor Freight $10 coupon link for wrench just in case a member is interested.
http://widgets.harborfreight.com/wsw...9&keycode=0000

Originally Posted by 328i

Just bought two at harbor freight. The 1/2 drive was 10 bucks with a coupon. I'm going to compare it to my friends $90 one to compare the accuracy, but for 10 bucks you can't lose with how rarely I'll be using it if it's accurate when I test it, but I'll mainly just be using it for lugs.

I am planning on picking one of these up as well:

http://www.bimmertools.com/Brownline...-p/bld0212.htm

[thread killer]

i just want everyone to remember-

you get what you pay for
a harbor freight tool/northern tool/ cheap chinese tool is exactly that. a cheap tool.
the price of a cheap tool is long forgotten when it breaks and/or damages whatever you were using it for.

[turboboosted]

Got mine from Amazon, comes with case as well. Seems to get the job done.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ef=oss_product

[jaguar36]

Some HF is a great deal, some of it not so much. I'd stay away from their torque wrenches though, if you're bothering to use a torque wrench you're doing it because you want it to be precisely tightened. Precise and HF don't go well together.

For most tools if they screw up or break, you may wreck the part, or the tool... if a bolt you thought you tightened to 25 ft-lbs was only at 10 ft-lbs and works its way loose, bad things could happen.

[Casca]

I got two harbor fright torq. wrenches. I like Harbor Frieght for specialized solid metal tools and stuff that is kinda bullet proof, but gambled with the torq. wrench. I have a torq. meter at work to check accuracies of these wrenches and my 150ft/lb HF was under torquing by 20ft/lbs and the other (80ft/lb) was over by nearly 10. Ok...I can adjust for that ...I said to myself, but after the third time using it, there is just too much.....dead movement..?...you move it and it's freeplay, doesn't actually turn the sockett. I don't trust these torq. wrenches at all, think you're better off with a "gud'n tight" and making the click.click sound in your head when you think you're there. Now I'm going to Sears and getting a Craftsman. You're not buying a torq. wrench for $10 at HF, you're buying a mostly useless hunk of metal for $10 or worse, because that crap might bite you in the ass later (Think it was $19 here).


Also some common torques from the Bently manual:

Lug nuts........89ft/lbs
N52 spark plus......18ft/lbs
oil drain plug.........18ft/lbs
Engine oil filter cover.........18ft/lbs
Brake caliper to pad carrier........22ft/lbs
Front pad carrier to steering knuckle....... 81ft/lbs
Rear pad carrier to wheel bearing carrier........50ft/lbs


Just about any attaching parts to the motor is under 75ft/lbs for torque. Even many of the suspension is under 75, although there are quit a few that are over 100+. According to snap-on

3. Do not exceed the recommended working range of the torque wrench. Reliable measurements are
based on a percentage of the working range. In general, most mechanical wrenches have a useable
range from 20% to 100% of full scale. Most electronic wrenches have a useable range from 10% to
100% of full scale

At work, that is not accurate enough. I'd never use a 20-150ft/lbs torque wrench on something that is 50ft/lbs for torque, nevermind 18. The 20-150ft/lbs is just out of range for the common lower torques we need anyway according to specs. I'd get the 10-75ftlbs if I were only getting one torque wrench and honestly even that is not accurate enough for the lower torqs...for my work, but according snap-on, it's within limits. For wheels, I'd max it for 75ft/lbs then do an extra half turn (I'll try this at work with my 10-75 wrench and then see how many more turns before the 20-150 clicks)

[Nor_Cal_335i]

Originally Posted by Brian_TII

Ehh... I wouldn't trust the harbor freight torque wrenches. Generally if you're using a torque wrench you're doing so because you "want it to be right". I'd stick with Craftsman, Snap-on, Matco...

+1

[GMWNashville]

i have a hazet 3/8", and snap on 1/4", 3/8", 1/2" and 3/8" electronic torque angle..

[thread killer]

Originally Posted by Casca

. For wheels, I'd max it for 75ft/lbs then do an extra half turn (I'll try this at work with my 10-75 wrench and then see how many more turns before the 20-150 clicks)

this is NOT A GOOD IDEA. do you realise that a half of rotation (180*) could EASILY over torque the majority of ANY fastener that you tighten?

the front crank bolt of a M62 is like 80 nm, then 150 degrees turn.


it takes a 3/4 inch breaker bar thats 4 foot long and a metal crank holder on the ground to torque it to that level.........

[pruettfan]

Originally Posted by govtec

Just bought a craftsman 3/8". If you want quality go with craftsman.

Not since Kmart bought them out. Craftsman is a shadow of its former self. Once it was quality made in America tools, now it is a lot of Chinese crap. It is really too bad.