Enforcer
So I am looking to add to my small collection of tools as I am learning to do more repairs/maintenance on my own cars.
Would this be a good buy? Any of you girls or guys have one, both or the set? I've been looking at torque wrenches for a while, and the others seem like they cost so much more. These look pretty high quality and are definitely the right price.
http://www.harborfreight.com/1-2-hal...rench-239.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/1-4-qua...ench-2696.html
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Both are good deals. Don't know about reliability of the P wrenches though.
Be sure to use this link to make the purchase at Harbor Freight (ZHPMafia.com affiliate advertiser): http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-4193730-10810933
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The 3/8" one is on sale too.
http://www.harborfreight.com/3-8-eig...rench-807.html
I was actually at Harbor Freight this morning picking up a jack. I'm about to go back and pick up the 3/8" torque wrench.
Enforcer
There is an article on one of my tool forums where there were a few torque wrenches tested, the snap on digital CDI wrench was less accurate then the pittsburg wrench.
the difference was ± 3% for Snap on and ± 4% for Pittsburg but snap on was at the ± 7% range and pittsburg was only ± 3%.
there were others like craftsman, Kobalt, mac tools, cornwell.
Soldier
I have the 3/8" torque wrench....do NOT use it for anything under 20ft/lbs, it won't click properly. Otherwise, works great.
Which would be recommended for torque-ing lug bolts?
3/8" drive 5-80 ft/lb
1/2" drive 20-150 ft/lb
Figure I'd get the 3/8" since I already have a 3/8" 17mm socket.
Suppose I could get a 1/2 -> 3/8" adapter for my socket if I went with the 1/2" torque wrench.
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1/2"- 2 to 150ft-lbs.
The 5 to 80 ft-lb won't get to 89ft-lbs.
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That.Originally Posted by danewilson77
-Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
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I have the HF 1/4" and 1/2" torque wrenches and feel they are decent quality but not super quality. That said, I use them all the time--the 1/2" one for wheel bolts/nuts, reinforcement plate bolts, strut pinch bolts, swaybar link to strut bolts, rear shock lower bolts, alternator bolts, etc. I use the 1/4" torque wrench less frequently, but it's been handy for water pump and P/S pulleys, valve cover bolts, VANOS replacement, and thermostat bolts. The problem is I don't trust the 1/2" one below 30 foot-lbs and can't use the 1/4" one above 16 foot-lbs. So I was thinking of buying their 3/8" one to handle drain plugs.
After using my original 1/2" HF torque wrench for nearly 2 years, I felt it was under-torquing the wheel nuts so I exchanged it for a new one at HF.
Big Earner
Is there a warranty on them?
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