Need a torque wrench.....sugestions

tireburner163 · 01-29-2003, 08:21 PM

I'm looking for a nice quality torque wrench. What brand/type do you guys suggest. I want a good one, but I'm broke so I wanna stay under $100 bucks.

L8ter,
Josh, aka the tireburner

flyin 5.8 · 01-29-2003, 08:33 PM

I've got a Craftsman 3/8 drive. About $80 I think.

fiveohpatrol · 01-29-2003, 09:28 PM

Don't skimp when it comes to tools like this. Craftsman is probably ok, but I really don't like mine. I had one that broke after about a year, and thats with a very small amount of use. Then the one I got to replace it seems like it is starting to go bad as well, when I pulled the headgaskets off recently, I measured the compressed thickness, and the top part of the ring was 0.010" thicker than the lower part. Now I know this could be other things as well, but I am somewhat suspecting the torque wrench. (Yes I release the tension in the wrench after every use)

I would reccomend selling that damn sub you are tryin to dish off on me and buy a Mac, Snapon/Bluepoint, or Matco wrench.

tireburner163 · 01-29-2003, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by fiveohpatrol
I would reccomend selling that damn sub you are tryin to dish off on me and buy a Mac, Snapon/Bluepoint, or Matco wrench.

I'm working on it...hehe

How much would one of those wrenchs run?

Where's PKRWUD when you need him

crazyi · 01-30-2003, 12:17 PM

i am a aircraft mechanic and work with tourque wrenches everyday. i would suggest spending the money and buying a good one ( snap on or mac) i have seen to many guy's buy craftsman's and ones from home depot and other palces and when they send them out to get calibrated (which you have to every year if you work on aircraft it is a federal law) they are out of calibration and because they are such poor quality there is no way to fix them.

saltzstang · 01-30-2003, 12:33 PM

Proto.......85$

01-29-2003, 08:21 PM	#1
tireburner163 It's a lot like a race car Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Meridian, MS Posts: 4,130	Need a torque wrench.....sugestions I'm looking for a nice quality torque wrench. What brand/type do you guys suggest. I want a good one, but I'm broke so I wanna stay under $100 bucks. L8ter, Josh, aka the tireburner __________________ 1987 Buick T-type 1998 HD Electra Elide

01-29-2003, 08:33 PM	#2
flyin 5.8 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Holland, Michigan Posts: 73	I've got a Craftsman 3/8 drive. About $80 I think. __________________ If girls are made of sugar and spice, how come they taste like tuna? "Nitrous is like a hot chick with an STD . . . you want to hit it, but your afraid of the consequences."

01-29-2003, 09:28 PM	#3
fiveohpatrol I'd rather be basketweaving Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,551	Don't skimp when it comes to tools like this. Craftsman is probably ok, but I really don't like mine. I had one that broke after about a year, and thats with a very small amount of use. Then the one I got to replace it seems like it is starting to go bad as well, when I pulled the headgaskets off recently, I measured the compressed thickness, and the top part of the ring was 0.010" thicker than the lower part. Now I know this could be other things as well, but I am somewhat suspecting the torque wrench. (Yes I release the tension in the wrench after every use) I would reccomend selling that damn sub you are tryin to dish off on me and buy a Mac, Snapon/Bluepoint, or Matco wrench. __________________ NMRA O/C 9516 NA pumpgas stickshift 347 10.65@125.6, 6.73@100, 1.41 60ft

01-30-2003, 12:33 PM	#6
saltzstang Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: southeast texas Posts: 90	Proto.......85$ __________________ AFR 1492 heads,Track Heat Intake, d.s.s super pro bullet 331, lakewood bell, king cobra, 3550 ,UPR shifter, aluminum shaft, 4.10, 31-spline, spool,hoosier27x10, moroso ds-2, 175-juice, egt...11.40 on motor spray pass coming.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
raced a Supra Twin Turbo	Stang35th	Stang Stories	63	08-23-2003 12:36 AM
Torque strap. Yes or no	Dark_5.0	Windsor Power	3	06-05-2003 07:00 AM
T-5 Torque Rating	sleeperstang	Classic Mustangs	5	07-05-2002 10:54 PM
T-5 Torque Rating	sleeperstang	Windsor Power	1	06-27-2002 08:18 PM
Torque wrench settings...	z_herbst	Windsor Power	1	04-13-2001 10:28 AM

01-30-2003, 12:17 PM	#5
crazyi Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: georgia Posts: 11	i am a aircraft mechanic and work with tourque wrenches everyday. i would suggest spending the money and buying a good one ( snap on or mac) i have seen to many guy's buy craftsman's and ones from home depot and other palces and when they send them out to get calibrated (which you have to every year if you work on aircraft it is a federal law) they are out of calibration and because they are such poor quality there is no way to fix them.