anyone have an idea of what is the best torque wrench to get that i could get the most use out of like from wheel lug nuts to engine bolts. it's not all that important. but i figure i'd get a good one.
im sure anything will work right.. just which one will last and keep its calibration the same? anyways.. i have a craftsman torque wrench... so far so good had it for 2 years and i love it
I have the Craftsman Digitorq that goes from 25-250 ft.lbs. Craftsman isn't the best, but it is good. ...and their torque wrenches are only warrentied for 90 days. They also have a Digitorq that goes from 5-90 ft.lbs that would be good for engine work.
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Actully the digitorq is only warrenty for 90 days but the regular craftsman torq has the same lifttime warrenty as all of the hand tools. So that why i got mine i will take i back ever two years to have a nice new calibreted wrench.
The regular torque wrench does not carry the lifetime warranty. It carries the same 90 day one. I know, I have broken two of them already.
For light duty, the Craftsman is fine. For shop work they are definitely not. I have also broken a MAC, ironically the only ones that have lasted are Husky (cheap Home Depot brand) and Pittsburg (crappy Harbor Freight brand).
hahah yeah i have normal craftsman one i bought on sale at sears for 59 bux.......it states you have warrenty up to 90 days and you can get it recalibrated for 6 months?? (i forgot on the last one but yeah its not lifetime by any means)
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The regular torque wrench does not carry the lifetime warranty. It carries the same 90 day one. I know, I have broken two of them already.
For light duty, the Craftsman is fine. For shop work they are definitely not. I have also broken a MAC, ironically the only ones that have lasted are Husky (cheap Home Depot brand) and Pittsburg (crappy Harbor Freight brand).
I've broken a few craftsman, and amazingly, I've also had a Husky that's lasted 4 years now without issue.
Since no one has brought this up I will. The torque required on various bolts are gonna vary from very low to high. Say you find a torque wrench that say has a range from 5-250lbs don't expect it to be very accurate. Its said that a torque wrench is most accurate 20-80% of its total range. So what i'm trying to say, is get 2 wrenches- one for low torque bolts, one for high torque. ok i'm done...
Since no one has brought this up I will. The torque required on various bolts are gonna vary from very low to high. Say you find a torque wrench that say has a range from 5-250lbs don't expect it to be very accurate. Its said that a torque wrench is most accurate 20-80% of its total range. So what i'm trying to say, is get 2 wrenches- one for low torque bolts, one for high torque. ok i'm done...
I didn't know that.... cool..
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If we're talking accuracy, "click-type torque wrenches are generally only about 80% accurate due to the design/nature. A beam-type is accurate to more like 10% and bolt stretch is the ONLY way (accurate in the 5% and under) to get a "real" torque value.
It's all fairly sloppy. It's a good idea to buy a very accurate torque wrench and keep it calibrated, but in generally for the lug nuts and valve cover bolts most people will be torqueing, a Pittsburg 1/2" for the lug nuts and a Crafstman 5-90 ft-lb 3/8" for the engine bits is enough.
Yep, I have 3 Craftsman torque wrenches (5 to 80 and 25 to 250 lb*ft, and 25 to 200-ish lb*in), all around 3 to 4 years old, and I haven't had a problem with any of them. They see frequent use. Not a month goes by that one of them isn't used.
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Since no one has brought this up I will. The torque required on various bolts are gonna vary from very low to high. Say you find a torque wrench that say has a range from 5-250lbs don't expect it to be very accurate. Its said that a torque wrench is most accurate 20-80% of its total range. So what i'm trying to say, is get 2 wrenches- one for low torque bolts, one for high torque. ok i'm done...
Yep, I have 3 Craftsman torque wrenches (5 to 80 and 25 to 250 lb*ft, and 25 to 200-ish lb*in), all around 3 to 4 years old, and I haven't had a problem with any of them. They see frequent use. Not a month goes by that one of them isn't used.
For the record, I wouldn't call that a hard life for those. I have never seen torque wrenches so gingerly treated.
The achilles heel of the Crafstman torque wrenches is brake fluid; get it on the handle and the plastic will disintegrate. I have lost at least one to this type of failure.
i haven't had a torque wrench break on me yet, and i have been using them on autos and aircraft for almost 4 years. as long as you use them correctly ie. at 90 degree angles, stopping once you reach torque, and using breaker bars to break torque. you should be fine. it also helps to have them calibrated once a year, depending on use.
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