Good to know, thanks Jared. They have a torque wrench- no price- I guess if ya gotta ask.........ya can't afford it.
I need a good torque wrench
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I bought a Gearwrench 1/2" drive torque wrench a few years ago and so far its held up very well.
So. My buddy had a Husky 50/250 click wrench at the shop. The reason he did not want it was because the adjustment collar was jammed. It is supposed to be pressed down, the torque adjustment made, the collar released, snaps into place locking the value, carry on. Well it was busted in the adjust position, would not release, and handle would not turn. I took it anyway. Husky is the Home Depot store brand. It had a lifetime warranty, 'no questions asked, no receipt required'. I took it to HD, and swapped it for a brand new one. I would not say it was 'no questions asked' without a receipt, but I downloaded and printed the HD/Husky warranty and brought it with me. After they read that, EZPZ. I got a brand new $100 Husky 50/250 torque wrench for free. I guess I can't beat that deal no matter how hard I try.
If you own or work at a repair shop where your tools are used on a constant basis, things are bound to break sooner than later, for the individual... tools will tend to last a greater amount of time.
You boys complaining about the Harbor Freight wrenches not clicking just aren't making the extra effort they demand.
I have their 3-foot monster that I got for the Buick V6 balancer bolt (which wanted 215 lb-ft). Took a mighty yank leaning against the fender, but it worked. I also used it on the pitman arm, lying on my back. Not sure if it took more effort to click or hold up.
Their little 1/4" drive model has a weird click, like the audible equivalent of a slow-motion video. And it can take just as much effort to achieve that click as higher torque on a bigger wrench.
I have their 3-foot monster that I got for the Buick V6 balancer bolt (which wanted 215 lb-ft). Took a mighty yank leaning against the fender, but it worked. I also used it on the pitman arm, lying on my back. Not sure if it took more effort to click or hold up.
Their little 1/4" drive model has a weird click, like the audible equivalent of a slow-motion video. And it can take just as much effort to achieve that click as higher torque on a bigger wrench.
I'll agree to disagree.after over torquing my rear sway bar u-bolts to the point it distorted the saddles that clamp it to the housing,i cranked a 7/16" bolt in the vise and was able to break it attempting to achieve a tone of some kind outta my Pittsburgh unit.
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Then you also have to admit that occasionally a wrench gets used as a hammer. It is also a reason why Snap-On is most often used in a real shop. When said wrench is used as a hammer, then when the Snap-On truck comes around, you just turn it in for another. Also a good reason why you are required to buy your own tools at a shop. Otherwise they would treat the tools like your good-for-nothing brother-in-law that 'borrows' your tools and then looses/breaks them.
Back when I went looking for 1/4 drive inch/pound Torque wrenches, one of the two that I bought came from Tekton and the quality was right up there. Lots of good feedback on them. I used it to set the capscrews on the pan for my 700R4. My 1/2 inch is a Gray and I am still able to send it in for recalibration; the last check came back as being pretty much on the money for accuracy. My beam torque wrench is a SK Wayne, made in USA that I picked up, probably about 50 or so years back. What I would like is an electronic version that beeps as you approach the target torque value and which then goes to a solid tone when you hit bingo. $$$$$$ and very few North American sources for a quality version.
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Nick
I was being somewhat facetious, so no real disagreement. I have no concept of accuracy with them. For things that want anything less than, say, 25 lb-ft, I'll just do it hand tight and call it done.
I've wondered if they might be getting progressively more out of whack with use.
Well, I suppose you did more than well!!!So. My buddy had a Husky 50/250 click wrench at the shop. The reason he did not want it was because the adjustment collar was jammed. It is supposed to be pressed down, the torque adjustment made, the collar released, snaps into place locking the value, carry on. Well it was busted in the adjust position, would not release, and handle would not turn. I took it anyway. Husky is the Home Depot store brand. It had a lifetime warranty, 'no questions asked, no receipt required'. I took it to HD, and swapped it for a brand new one. I would not say it was 'no questions asked' without a receipt, but I downloaded and printed the HD/Husky warranty and brought it with me. After they read that, EZPZ. I got a brand new $100 Husky 50/250 torque wrench for free. I guess I can't beat that deal no matter how hard I try.
I have a fixed Proto 10-150 ft-lb that's been in the stable for about 40 years. I've never questioned it's accuracy but there's a bunch of youtube videos that have makeshift ways of testing them for accuracy.
At the place of employment couple of things that we do in practice...goes in for calibration every 90 days or if it has been dropped. Always stored at the lowest setting unless it's a digital battery operated one which we just remove the batteries. Prior to use torque wrench is set at the maximum setting and cycled 6 times. If it's the 500 ft-lb monster then it's cycled 6 times at the desired torque we are going to use it at. Digital ones follow the same procedure except it's cycled 3 times. Lower 20% is inaccurate and is not be used. There may be other tidbits but that's all I can think of for now.
Oh...I'm not sure if this applies in your locale but our Snap-On guy doesn't warranty torque wrenches...
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