Torque Wrench Questions

[REdOX]

Where's a good place to get one for cheap?
How much do they go for?

[5.9 R/T]

Don't buy a cheap tq wrench, out of all your tools this is the one to spend a little money on.

[2000impreza]

canadian tire. a decent one goes for $80-$100.

[cocoabrova]

Originally posted by 5.9 R/T
Don't buy a cheap tq wrench, out of all your tools this is the one to spend a little money on.
Right AND

Originally posted by 2000impreza
canadian tire. a decent one goes for $80-$100.
Right.... For a 1/2" Torque wrench @ CT it's about $100 I think...
You could try Princess Auto and also the home reno stores, but the MasterCraft stuff has a lifetime replacement warranty:thumbsup:

[REdOX]

$80-$100 ?? Ouch. Hmm.. maybe I can buy a relatively good used one. Should I stay away from a certain brand? What's good and what's not?

[DSM Power]

Go with a guarranteed one, like the Craftsman. Also suggest you get the 'click' type as opposed to the needle type - much more accurate. :)

[ls/vtec-crx]

you must make sure to de torque the torque wrench after using every time cause if you don't it messes it up.

[del-lude]

House of Tools has the clicking kind for about $50.

[T5_X]

I don't know, in another forum I was on, they said that cheap ones are fine. I have a cheap 20 dollar one and it seems realtively accurate.

I think you can get decent ones at sears for cheap. Mine's from Walmart :rofl:

[RickDaTuner]

i bouhgt mine from Primcess auto it works great and i only paid about 30 bucks for it, the only thing with these TQ wrenches is that you have tomaintain them frequntly, like gtting them calibrated every once n a while or you find yourself shearing bolts or undertorqing them

[szw]

I asked this last week in another thread, and the response I would be better off renting one whenever I needed it (I only need them twice a year for changing my rims)...so??

I might just go buy a 30-40 dollar one though.

[T5_X]

Originally posted by szw
I asked this last week in another thread, and the response I would be better off renting one whenever I needed it (I only need them twice a year for changing my rims)...so??

I might just go buy a 30-40 dollar one though.

In your case, for only torquing up lugs, the cheapest ones will do a good enough job. Before I got a Tq wrench, I'd just feel to where I thought it was about 90 ft-lbs and I have never had a problem with loose lugs, they'd always stay just as nice and snug as when I put em on, feel the same as when I use an accurate Tq wrench. When I start taking apart engine parts though, I think I'll buy a more accurate wrench, as you can't tell that well with things around 0-60 ft-lbs

[turboMiata]

Originally posted by 2000impreza
canadian tire. a decent one goes for $80-$100.


Wait for the sales!!!! I got mine for half off! They work great!

[T-rus]

just watch your levels on a torque wrench...they are only accurate within the mid 80% range.

Eg: 0-100ftlbs will be accurate at 10-90ftlbs. Just keep that in mind so you might want one with a scale of 0-125 since you only need like 95ftlbs on your car.

[2000impreza]

Originally posted by turboMiata



Wait for the sales!!!! I got mine for half off! They work great!

i paid $120 for mine *sigh*

i find its too much a pain in the ass to borrow tools. better to buy one and be done with it. you don't know when you will need it.

[Pole Position]

Watch for special! CT sometimes have their Professional Series (click-type) on sale. I remember they go down to $69.

A torque wrench will not have lifetime warranty. Usually one year.

Try not to buy a used one, because torque wrench needs to be re-calibrated. And read the instruction manual that comes with it, because different torque wrench has different setting. Not all torque wrench needs to be de-torque after use.

Lastly, torque your wheel lugs, don't torque guess. And no impact!!

Your car has a price, but not your life or others.

[Big C]

Originally posted by Pole Position
A torque wrench will not have lifetime warranty. Usually one year.


The Canadian Tire click type are lifetime warranty - I used to work there and I have both the smaller and larger ones :D

[Pole Position]

Are you sure? Because I have the Profressional Series one, and it says on the manual that is has one year limited warranty.

I go check again to make sure.

Thanks for letting me know though.

[Big C]

Originally posted by Pole Position
Are you sure? Because I have the Profressional Series one, and it says on the manual that is has one year limited warranty.

I go check again to make sure.

Thanks for letting me know though.

Positive
just call them and give them the product number, it should be written on the side of it somewhere, should be something like "59-5342-6" or whatever, but should start with 59 and they will look it up in the computer and it will say "Lifetime Warranty" in the computer

[sexualbanana]

Originally posted by ls/vtec-crx
you must make sure to de torque the torque wrench after using every time cause if you don't it messes it up.

aw crap

[Rembrant]

I got a really decent Westward torque wrench at Acklands~Grainger for around $75 on sale back in '96, it is very good quality. The Canadian Tire T~wrenches are decent too, but be careful not to buy the 3/8" drive one as its increments are inch pounds, not foot pounds. Unless of course you want inch pounds....but I've never needed them. Spend the coin and buy a decent one, you may not use it much but you will have it forever and you'll never have to ask to borrow one again. BTW, Westward calibrates their wrenches for free, which is great to get done just before changing out a head gasket or something....then you know its right on. IMHO:thumbsup: .
Rembrant

[PunkA$$]

hey jeff

i get a discount at acklands-grainger. if u want i can check into it. we use a whole variety of torque wrenches at work. the snap-on ones are nice, but more expensive. the next one i would suggest is Proto

also, on a side note, it can cost anywhere from $85 to $150 to recalibrate your torque wrenches

[TorqueMaster]

Originally posted by PunkA$$
hey jeff

i get a discount at acklands-grainger. if u want i can check into it. we use a whole variety of torque wrenches at work. the snap-on ones are nice, but more expensive. the next one i would suggest is Proto

also, on a side note, it can cost anywhere from $85 to $150 to recalibrate your torque wrenches

I used to install truck tires, and my westward 600ft.lb needed calibration every couple of weeks.I saw a small company in mississauga that specializes in torque wrenches, and they recommended snap-on or proto.They have all brands of t/w's
new and used.I got two 1/2" protos for $100 each!
list price is $450!! Cal Tech Precision is the place.
they calibrate 3/8 and 1/2" for only $50 with a certificate.

[littledan]

i've been rocking a HUSKY torque wrench for a few years and its awesome! good for the price i paid around 100 bucks

[Eleanor]

Originally posted by TorqueMaster


I used to install truck tires, and my westward 600ft.lb needed calibration every couple of weeks.I saw a small company in mississauga that specializes in torque wrenches, and they recommended snap-on or proto.They have all brands of t/w's
new and used.I got two 1/2" protos for $100 each!
list price is $450!! Cal Tech Precision is the place.
they calibrate 3/8 and 1/2" for only $50 with a certificate.

yay for six year thread bump!

[G-ZUS]

:rofl: I picked up a 3/8 Snap for my buddy, $250 shipped

[REdOX]

oh wow.. 6 years.. :bigpimp:

[A790]

Originally posted by Eleanor


yay for six year thread bump!
LOL :clap:

[ExOz]

The thing with a cheap torque wrench is that they may "seem" fine, but I wonder how good they are if you actually had the torque professionally checked...