Torque Wrenches?????

[workingout]

So I just broke the father-in-laws 1/2" drive torque wrench. He's had it since 1961 so he needed a new one anyway

Well now I know what to get him for Fathers' Day. Who makes a good one for less than $200.

[ThatRoundHeadedKid]

torque wrenches are $200?

[clawhammer]

I got my Craftsman Torque Wrench for $65 on sale, and it's the kind that clicks. That broken torque wrench will be good as a breaker bar.

[kris]

Snap-On

[MNcarfan]

Look on ebay, you may be able to find a nice snap on one for pretty cheap

[balls_to_the_wall]

Originally Posted by kris

Snap-On

x2

If it breaks, who cares, you get a new one.

[workingout]

Originally Posted by ThatRoundHeadedKid

torque wrenches are $200?

I have seen them as high as $700!!!!!!!!!!

[workingout]

Originally Posted by clawhammer

I got my Craftsman Torque Wrench for $65 on sale, and it's the kind that clicks. That broken torque wrench will be good as a breaker bar.

Hahahahah....not funny

[quteasabutton]

yay i actually know what torque wrenchs are! my sorta boyfriend sat me down and gave me a demonstration on them yesterday actually lol. try sears, i think that's where he said he got his for like $80 ish

[driftinggrifter2]

Craftsmen, Snap on, and stanly. the only 3 companies i get tools from

[1986Z28]

snapon, mac or matco

[tman]

How do you break a torque wrench? I mean, i can understand smacking it around and messing up calibration, or setting it too high or low from the limits, but breaking it? You must have had some Chuck Norris sized torque on that thing. Unless the gears just stripped out

[Knifeblade]

For general car wrenching, spenind over $80 is too much. The above brands mentioned are all good tool companies. You don't need the precision of 1/1000 of a ft. lb. for a car [which is what the $200-700 wrenches offer, in that they are super precise].

But that is for super close tolerance machinery, and no car yet needs that precise torque, lol.

[kicker1_solo]

Originally Posted by driftinggrifter2

Craftsmen, Snap on, and stanly. the only 3 companies i get tools from

I agree with the first two, but stanley doesn't do it for me. Anything you can buy at wal-mart or k-mart doesn't fly in my book

[1986Z28]

i agree, when it comes to something like a torque wrench i dont mess around with cheap ass brands