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Posted: 11/21/2014 12:34:36 PM EDT
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Harbor Freight....seriously.
Check on-line mechanics reviews...we even discussed here a few months back. Everyday use wrench (wear and tear?) probably not. For my weekend/monthly wrenching needs, perhaps. I own all three, 1/4", 3/8", 1/2" drives. I'll add. I understand if some have issues with this HF crap and would welcome their suggestions for a good torque wrench to fit your needs. Also, you may need to consider both in/lb and ft/lb so two wrenches. |
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Posted: 11/21/2014 12:45:18 PM EDT
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Harbor Freight....seriously. Check on-line mechanics reviews...we even discussed here a few months back. Everyday use wrench (wear and tear?) probably not. For my weekend/monthly wrenching needs, perhaps. I own all three, 1/4", 3/8", 1/2" drives. I'll add. I understand if some have issues with this HF crap and would welcome their suggestions for a good torque wrench to fit your needs. Also, you may need to consider both in/lb and ft/lb so two wrenches. this |
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Posted: 11/21/2014 1:06:29 PM EDT
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I have a HF torque wrench, and for as much as I use it, it works fine.
I don't do any professional work where it gets used 20x a day. Now at work they supply us with Snap On, which gets run thru its paces, so more is required. |
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Posted: 11/21/2014 5:44:37 PM EDT
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Bought these a while back and have been happy with them. Had good reviews and appear to be well made.
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Posted: 11/21/2014 7:49:52 PM EDT
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I'm happy with my craftsman click style torque wrench.
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Posted: 11/21/2014 7:51:14 PM EDT
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I threw out my click type craftsman torque wrenches and just use an old school beam type now.
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Posted: 11/21/2014 7:54:45 PM EDT
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I threw out my click type craftsman torque wrenches and just use an old school beam type now. Same here. The only click type I have left is Snap-On torque screwdriver for very small, precision stuff. I dumped my clickers and went all beam type for everthing else. 2 different ranges will cover standard cars. Some cars might need a third larger size (such as for my MR2 where the camber bolts need to be torqued to 288 ft-lbs. Yes, you read that right, 2-8-8 no decimal!). |
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Posted: 11/21/2014 8:55:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: this Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Harbor Freight....seriously. Check on-line mechanics reviews...we even discussed here a few months back. Everyday use wrench (wear and tear?) probably not. For my weekend/monthly wrenching needs, perhaps. I own all three, 1/4", 3/8", 1/2" drives. I'll add. I understand if some have issues with this HF crap and would welcome their suggestions for a good torque wrench to fit your needs. Also, you may need to consider both in/lb and ft/lb so two wrenches. this Well hell... Here I am wanting to spend a stupid amount of money on some tools that'll drive the wife crazy, and you guys are telling me I could get different sizes and both a in/lb and ft/lb for the price of one nice Snap on.... I really only need it this weekend to resolve an exhaust manifold leak on my Durango. I plan on doing some mods to my GT500 and and planning to do a restoration to a '66 Mustang GT soon. That being said I don't think it's going to see a ton of use, so this may be the route to go! DAMNIT! I WANTED TO SPEND MONEY! Guess I'll go buy another gun....
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Posted: 11/22/2014 12:27:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Bought these a while back and have been happy with them. Had good reviews and appear to be well made. http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg290/jmadonia/f33d9944-1f73-4696-a386-d3322d519ddf.jpg Yes, the CDI torque wrenches are very good. Especially for the price. They're a Snap-On company. |
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Posted: 11/22/2014 10:49:03 AM EDT
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Well hell... Here I am wanting to spend a stupid amount of money on some tools that'll drive the wife crazy, and you guys are telling me I could get different sizes and both a in/lb and ft/lb for the price of one nice Snap on.... I really only need it this weekend to resolve an exhaust manifold leak on my Durango. I plan on doing some mods to my GT500 and and planning to do a restoration to a '66 Mustang GT soon. That being said I don't think it's going to see a ton of use, so this may be the route to go! DAMNIT! I WANTED TO SPEND MONEY! Guess I'll go buy another gun....
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Harbor Freight....seriously. Check on-line mechanics reviews...we even discussed here a few months back. Everyday use wrench (wear and tear?) probably not. For my weekend/monthly wrenching needs, perhaps. I own all three, 1/4", 3/8", 1/2" drives. I'll add. I understand if some have issues with this HF crap and would welcome their suggestions for a good torque wrench to fit your needs. Also, you may need to consider both in/lb and ft/lb so two wrenches. this Well hell... Here I am wanting to spend a stupid amount of money on some tools that'll drive the wife crazy, and you guys are telling me I could get different sizes and both a in/lb and ft/lb for the price of one nice Snap on.... I really only need it this weekend to resolve an exhaust manifold leak on my Durango. I plan on doing some mods to my GT500 and and planning to do a restoration to a '66 Mustang GT soon. That being said I don't think it's going to see a ton of use, so this may be the route to go! DAMNIT! I WANTED TO SPEND MONEY! Guess I'll go buy another gun....
They are $12 each at HF with coupon now...stated accuracy is within +/-4% |
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Posted: 11/22/2014 3:02:59 PM EDT
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I'm not sure I should ever be allowed into HB again....
I've always avoided it like the plague and thought of it as a chinese opium den.... but there were so many cheap ass things I wanted to buy!!!! I caved and bought the jack stands I needed there too. The groove is way too deep to use on my GT500, but for the price I can't beat it. Got 3 torque wrenches, a rolling stool/tray thing for working on the truck on detailing the car, a new 4-way, and a set of impact sockets for an impact I don't even own right now. I want to buy a decent impact, so I'll wait on that. I don't think I'd ever think of that place first for a high use item, but damn there were so many random things that I'd use every now and then where the quality was "good enough".
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Posted: 11/22/2014 8:53:00 PM EDT
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I only use the electronic Snap On units. Just checked my 3/8" on the truck this week. Dead on after 5 years of daily use.
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Posted: 11/23/2014 8:24:57 AM EDT
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Precision Instruments (Snap On OEM)
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Posted: 11/23/2014 11:33:27 AM EDT
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Well hell... Here I am wanting to spend a stupid amount of money on some tools that'll drive the wife crazy, and you guys are telling me I could get different sizes and both a in/lb and ft/lb for the price of one nice Snap on.... I really only need it this weekend to resolve an exhaust manifold leak on my Durango. I plan on doing some mods to my GT500 and and planning to do a restoration to a '66 Mustang GT soon. That being said I don't think it's going to see a ton of use, so this may be the route to go! DAMNIT! I WANTED TO SPEND MONEY! Guess I'll go buy another gun....
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Harbor Freight....seriously. Check on-line mechanics reviews...we even discussed here a few months back. Everyday use wrench (wear and tear?) probably not. For my weekend/monthly wrenching needs, perhaps. I own all three, 1/4", 3/8", 1/2" drives. I'll add. I understand if some have issues with this HF crap and would welcome their suggestions for a good torque wrench to fit your needs. Also, you may need to consider both in/lb and ft/lb so two wrenches. this Well hell... Here I am wanting to spend a stupid amount of money on some tools that'll drive the wife crazy, and you guys are telling me I could get different sizes and both a in/lb and ft/lb for the price of one nice Snap on.... I really only need it this weekend to resolve an exhaust manifold leak on my Durango. I plan on doing some mods to my GT500 and and planning to do a restoration to a '66 Mustang GT soon. That being said I don't think it's going to see a ton of use, so this may be the route to go! DAMNIT! I WANTED TO SPEND MONEY! Guess I'll go buy another gun....
Show my yours, and I'll show you mine!
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Posted: 11/23/2014 1:56:40 PM EDT
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Harbor Freight....seriously. Check on-line mechanics reviews...we even discussed here a few months back. Everyday use wrench (wear and tear?) probably not. For my weekend/monthly wrenching needs, perhaps. I own all three, 1/4", 3/8", 1/2" drives. I'll add. I understand if some have issues with this HF crap and would welcome their suggestions for a good torque wrench to fit your needs. Also, you may need to consider both in/lb and ft/lb so two wrenches. I have three of them..... the HF's torque wrenches test well metrologically speaking. But IMHO they are very low quality, and have a high failure rate in my experience. The lock has a tendency to loosen during use and effect the setting as well. Home Depot sells one under their husky brand that is actually made in USA for a pretty decent price. |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 6:14:23 PM EDT
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Bought these a while back and have been happy with them. Had good reviews and appear to be well made. <a href="http://s251.photobucket.com/user/jmadonia/media/f33d9944-1f73-4696-a386-d3322d519ddf.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg290/jmadonia/f33d9944-1f73-4696-a386-d3322d519ddf.jpg</a> I also have 3 of these, but looking back I should have went with the split beam torque wrenches on the 1/2 and 3/8 ones and stay with micrometer on the 50=250 in/lbs. I don't even know if they have a split beam for that low range but It is much easier to adjust the split beam. Both PI and CDI make split beams. |
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