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I need to buy a torque wrench soon. What do you guys recomend as far as measurment range goes? (i.e., 20-100 ft. lbs. vs. 5-80 ft. lbs.) It seems the more expensive models have larger ranges and start at 5 to 10 ft. lbs. but I can't spend $300 on this thing. How often do I need to torque something below 20? How often do I need to torque something above 100? Right now I just need it to do my wheel bearings but I know I'll need it again in the near future. Any specific product recomendations would be good, too. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by Newdad
I need to buy a torque wrench soon. What do you guys recomend as far as measurment range goes? (i.e., 20-100 ft. lbs. vs. 5-80 ft. lbs.) It seems the more expensive models have larger ranges and start at 5 to 10 ft. lbs. but I can't spend $300 on this thing. How often do I need to torque something below 20? How often do I need to torque something above 100? Right now I just need it to do my wheel bearings but I know I'll need it again in the near future. Any specific product recomendations would be good, too. Thanks.
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I just got a 3/8" digital torgue wrench that goes from 5-100ft/lb . Perhaps it is a bit overkill ($320) but I will never have to buy another one again--EVER.
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....re&dir=catalog
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i just bought a 1/2" from harbor freight... yeah it might not last forever like a snap-on, but i wont be using it everyday nor abusing it... and it was $12 .... i could buy like 30 of them for the price of a snap-on one...... even if i buy a new one every year until i am 50 that is still cheaper than the snap-on one.....
not saying snap-on isn't awesome, when i was a tire tech thats what we used and it was awesome and tough.... but for wrenching on my own truck the $350 wrench isn't needed when the $12 works
not saying snap-on isn't awesome, when i was a tire tech thats what we used and it was awesome and tough.... but for wrenching on my own truck the $350 wrench isn't needed when the $12 works
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Originally Posted by FilthyRich
the answer also depends on how much you will use it for any other job. You could get a cheaper wrench now, but have to buy another one down the road b/c you need a certain ft/lb.
I just got a 3/8" digital torgue wrench that goes from 5-100ft/lb . Perhaps it is a bit overkill ($320) but I will never have to buy another one again--EVER.
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....re&dir=catalog
I just got a 3/8" digital torgue wrench that goes from 5-100ft/lb . Perhaps it is a bit overkill ($320) but I will never have to buy another one again--EVER.
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....re&dir=catalog
I second the Snap On digitorque wrench. I use it all of the time at work and have yet to snap another bolt in half. It is very expensive so if you don't use it often then I would suggest a Craftsman torque wrench, although mine went out of calibration within a year.
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Bought a Husky Pro 20-100 ft-lbs torque wrench from Home Depot, for $70. The Craftsman only went up to 75 ft-lbs (for similar length and price), and was not sufficient for the wheel lugs.
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i've got a couple. a 10-80lb 3/8" proto, and a 10-150lb(or whatever) HF 1/2" wrench. the proto is a really nice wrench, the harbor freight is...well, $12 worth of wrench.
the 3/8" one does most of what i need to do, like manifold nuts and head bolts, but i'd like to get a larger 1/2" wrench for big stuff like main bearing caps and such, as well as a 1/4" inch pound wrench for the small engines i work on.
the 3/8" one does most of what i need to do, like manifold nuts and head bolts, but i'd like to get a larger 1/2" wrench for big stuff like main bearing caps and such, as well as a 1/4" inch pound wrench for the small engines i work on.
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I have a Husky 25-150+ ft-lb wrench in 1/2" and a Husky inch-lb wrench in 3/8". By far I use the larger ft-lb one. I'd say that that 80 ft-lb is on the low side, since lugnuts can easily range from 75-100 ft-lb.
As for needing one for torque specs over 100 ft-lb, pinions are up there and so should large suspension parts. In the end it would be unfortunate if you had to buy one again.
As for needing one for torque specs over 100 ft-lb, pinions are up there and so should large suspension parts. In the end it would be unfortunate if you had to buy one again.
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