What Torque Wrench Do You Use?

[b*saint]

http://www.amazon.com/Gedore-Electro...=torque+wrench

haha bullshit

[tytypetersen]

I used a beam style when assembling motor components, more accurate. But for stuff like lugs I'll use an hft click style.

[jcbarry]

On a budget I've found the gearwrench torque wrenches to be pretty good. Accurate when so pared to my Snap On stuff with a much more friendly price.

[LowR3V'in]

I wouldn't even bother to use a torque wrench for 6ft/lbs. you can do that with your pinky. the purpose of those torque settings is to prevent over tightening. I'd expect few products to be especially accurate at really low settings.

Usually stuff like this is eyeballed but even though the wrench is not 100% at least there's uniformity.
The HF wrench has a +/- 4% so 0.24 up or down is accurate enough for sure.

It would be interesting to tighten down a long straight 6 oil pan by hand and then check torque.
For real intesting to see how consistent people are. Or lug nuts with a tire iron.

[LowR3V'in]

http://www.amazon.com/Gedore-Electro...=torque+wrench

[markseven]

How do you guys feel about the inch-pound TQs?

[LateFan]

Agree with others that under 20 ft-lbs or so it isn't as critical, and hard to measure accurately. Mine doesn't go that low, which is sometime frustrating on little Audi bolts and such, but I think the 40, 50, 70 ft-lb requirements are much more critical fasteners.

We used to say that one hand right on the head of a 3/8 ratchet is about 12-15 ft-lbs, which I still use for spark plugs in aluminum and that sort of thing.

[markseven]

Cost prohibitive unless you're a pro.

[Click]

Hazet aka Snap-On of Germany, also likely the same brand of tools used on BMW's assembly lines

[nando]

I wouldn't even bother to use a torque wrench for 6ft/lbs. you can do that with your pinky. the purpose of those torque settings is to prevent over tightening. I'd expect few products to be especially accurate at really low settings.

you don't use a torque wrench to set final torque on any critical fasteners on a BMW engine either (head bolts, rod bolts), so I see no reason not to use a perfectly good $20 torque wrench for an engine build. I've put 80k miles on my stroker without issue.

[LowR3V'in]

Perhaps you didn't feel the click.
It's not the strongest.

[gtdragon980]

IDK, I was torquing some smaller bolts on the e46 with the 1/4" torque wrench from HF and it seemed like it was going to over torque the bolt. I stopped and went by feel and the bolts were tight as hell, to the point where they may have stripped if I waited for a click. This is also at a very low torque setting, but it goes to show that if you go to the extremes, it loses accuracy. They are good within certain ranges.

[E30NJ]

Just used it to tighten an oil pan
6ft/lb :P

Same. Worked fantastic.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

http://www.craftsman.com/craftsman-1-2-in-dr-digi-click-torque-wrench/p-00913919000P?prdNo=2&blockNo=2&blockType=G2

Mine and its boss. I also got a few others but they are 1/4 and 3/8 and only go to like 175 lbs they are some high dollar things my dad gave to me idk what they are called he got them from his work after they "upgraded"

[LowR3V'in]

Pittsburgh.
Just used it to tighten an oil pan
6ft/lb :P

On crapsmans the plastic locks brake on those things.
sears are going to close a ton of stores next year so... rip craftsman rise of pittsburgh.lol