I'm changing my timing belt in the next 2 weeks and wanting to know where most of y' all purchased a 250 lb torque wrench. I have a Craftsman, but it only goes up too 150 lbs..I want to get a good one, but I don't want to pay an arm and a leg for one.
Thanks, Frank

 

Good luck with that. I don't think I'd be able to lift a 250lb wrench.

 

Craftsman makes a 250FT/LB torque wrench. It is 1/2" drive digitorque PN 44597 $99 on the web site.

 

Snap-On also makes one.

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....re&dir=catalog

 

i would go with a cratsman since you probably won't need it very often

just remember to set your torque wrench back to zero when you are done with it

 

 

Alright, sorry about the typo about the 250 lb torque wrench. Thanks for the response!

 

I got a very nice used Snap-on off E-Bay. They come up pretty regularly, and it's much nicer than my old Sears. You also DON'T have to set it to zero.

Look for a TQFR250--it's the 'Classic' model and there are a lot out there.

 

I got mine at Home Depot, around $75 IIRC.

 

you sure about that? my teacher gave me heck for not putting it back to zero

 

that style that he is talking about doesn't have to be set back to zero. I just bought another one like that to finally replace the POS craftsman one i have. My matco dealer gets them from the company that makes them for snap on a about 2/3rds the price. I'll have to look at the companies name again, maybe someone else can benefit from the info.

 

I have been looking into the new Gearwrench electronic torque wrench. I have read lots of good review about it. Only problem is it cost about $200. Time to start saving.

 

finally remembered to look at the actual brand that i was using ... http://www.torqwrench.com/home.php the split beam ones are the ones that are the same as the snap-on and that don't have to be set to zero every time.