Torque wrench?

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mick the builder

mick the builder

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Can anyone suggest a medium priced torque wrench that will cover most if not all torque settings on my 110 def. I bought one from Machine Mart but it is 5hit, difficult to understand and set and not confident after setting it.
 
mick the builder said:
You get a basic one piece of paper instruction and you need to do some calculation to achieve the torque setting. Its in the shed now but its a clarke cht204 3/8" drive if thats any help. Cheap and cheerful.
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Never saw one with out some kind of a scale on them? a beam type has a scale, or a clicker type where you sent the torque and then when reached it clicks, and the new digital one with read out. To be truth full don't think a 3/8" is large enough for a defender. should get a 1/2" with up to at least 250# rated torque setting and then ask how to set it

That is in inch pounds......... 12 inch pounds equal 1 # of torque so the max is 71.66# of torque. That is for lawn mowers!!!!!!!!
Take it back and get a 1/2" drive like I said
 
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Well if its difficulties reading, again you can't go wrong with the halfords jobbies.
Go for the 300Nm one if you want one capable of the big jobs..... but they can get a bit unwieldy!
 

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Aldi have a Torque wrench for sale at the moment for £15. Didn't look at it too carefully because I already have a Toolstation one.
 
Well, it's cheap and cheerful. I suspect 10% accuracy either way is good enough for automotive applications and it should meet that spec. Aldi usually have a 3 year warranty on kit like that.

Of course, you can blow £70 on a tool your going to use a few times a year if you like. Personally I always try to find the sweet spot between utility and price. 90% of the utility for 25% of the price sounds like a bargain to me.
 
I very rarely use a torque wrench and thats only on heab bolts, the two i own one at work which i never use and one at home both are cheap and have always done the job.
Dont get sucked into the expensive stuff, sure its better but if not used day in/out whats the point.



Lynall
 
lynall said:
I very rarely use a torque wrench and thats only on heab bolts, the two i own one at work which i never use and one at home both are cheap and have always done the job.
Dont get sucked into the expensive stuff, sure its better but if not used day in/out whats the point.



Lynall
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I never used a torque for years but reading threads on this forum, everyone mentions the torque settings at the end of a job. Being a meticulus, bordering on anal carpenter, and a collecter of good tools, I have always bought the best tools for the job even if they were never used again. That said, I havn't done much in the 3 years i've been here so I broke my golden rule and bought a cheaper tool which was a total waste of money. That said, i cant spend £70 ish on a torque so will revert to the old method of as tight as i dare to the point of shearing.
 
Quite a few nuts are 25Nm if i remember right, i.e water pump nuts/bolts. Does you'all just go by feel on these?? The average wrench does not go this low.
 
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