TORQUE WRENCH
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This TORQUE WRENCH - 3/8" any good.thanks :)
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it will work, but it is worth paying a bit more for a good one. i've had a few clark and other cheap brands and had the head shatter when near there upper limits.
i know have a Britool one i came by and they go for around £90 for a reason

britool,snap-on & tengtools are my faves in no order but for value for money home workshop tools draper expert are'nt a bad choice i feel, machinemart/clarke stuff is a bit cheapo, although stuff like the welders/compressors/larger tools are pretty good, i've found alot of the hand-tools break!

try to get decent brand bargain tools off egay! well worth the extra cash for decent tools, they will last

the only pain in the arse to me about torque wrenches is where to get them calibrated, i think most have to be sent back to the factory which is an arse

oh yeah! sorry, the one you've looked at on the bay there is ok, i have a laser tools (not great i know) 3/8 wrench like that one & it has been fine, seems a decent price

if you look at alot of wrenches on the market there is'nt a great deal of differance in them, alot i think are made in the same places in the far-east, there are the obvious top brands that are differant though

Edited by clubminiflip on 20th Feb, 2007.

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Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

Halfords pro once arn't brill but there cheep and Halfords will give you a new one for free when you break it. life time garrenty.

one of the handiest things ive bought is a ratchet torque wrench, only goes up to 40lbft, but for general engine assembly its spot on.

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

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my clark one lasted 2 goes iirc

i bought a taskmaster jobbie, retail was 70ish but got it for £38 trade, partco sometimes do trade if you walk in off the street

this torque wrench is leagues above the clark stuff

My advice would be too buy the best one you can afford< like its been said before you just have to be careful when buying cheap tools!

Another good one is a Norbar slimline. I have the 1/2" one and its superb.

In general I agree with the above, buy good tools and they are worth the money. However, I have quite a cheep torque wrench and it is fine. It is not used that much to be honest. There are only a hand full of jobs on the mini where I would crack out the torque wrench so in my case a cheep one is fine.

I seem to remember that my bro had his cheep wrench calibrated in work and it was spot on. And that was a cheep well used one.

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The other thing to consider when buying a cheap torque wrench is that it won't be calibrated, that reminds I need to get mine redone.

my torque wrenth is'nt a pricey one, it a draper expert & as you say ben h, the amount you actually use it is'nt that often, well worth having it though

another brand i recommend which i got from my local 'Cromwell Tools' is YAMOTO i got a full socket set, £40 & its superb quality, not heard of much but i recommend them greatly!

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Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

IMO so long as you are near on the torque of a nut or bolt then it is fine. There are plenty of people on here that swear on a certain torque for head nuts. All different, but all stopping the head gasket blowing. The important thing is that the torque measured by the wrench is repeatable.

Just stick by the rule already mentioned though, buy the beat you can afford and you won't go far wrong.

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You're right Ben my 10 year old well use wrench was pertty spot on when I callibrated it.

I remember reading an article that Dave Walker wrote. He compared the torque of nuts tightend by him by hand then by some torque wrenches.

The most repetable torques were by hand!

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I have had a Draper Expert torque wrench for about 15 years ....... still spot on, still reliable and it's used a fair bit.

So how many of you guys always make sure the threads are clean, oiled / degreased to the same level each time, that any washer or underhead diameter is the same when parts are replaced etc.?

If your not going to that extent then why bother with a £££ wrench?

So long as it's 'in the ball park' and especially not over stressing the fasteners then it'll be ok.

I've changed a head gasket by the side of the road onc with nothing more than a normal socket set I had in the boot and the engine was fine for the next couple of years until I sold the car ... no substitute for engineering "feel".

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