Good Torque Wrench?

[Mej]

Looking to buy one, any recommendations so far i have been looking at these two.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...wrwpp&istBid=t

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/product...per_30357.html

How about a Teng one, generally make pretty good stuff http://www.screwfix.com/prods/22796/...-Torque-Wrench

A piece of advice when choosing a torque wrench, ENSURE that it covers the range of settings that you will encounter i.e clutch cover bolts 10Nm through to rear axle bolt 100Nm quite a broad range. I personally use 2 wrenches 3/8" drive and 1/2" drive for general use.

JOHN

[Luckypants]

I have the Halfords Prof one, it's fine - does what it says on the packet. According to the Autoexpress article you linked to for the Draper one, it has an error of 1.14% so that's good enough for me. I also have a bigger one for things like axle bolts that need more torque than 80Nm.

For the money, the Halfords Prof tools are good kit.

[squirrel_hunter]

I have the Halfords Pro one, and I'm very happy with it. Though I'd recomend the slightly bigger one as a first Torque Wrench as it has more of the ranges you'd use generally on a SV eg the rear axel nut is 65mn IIRC. But if you're feeling flush go for both.

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by squirrel_hunter

eg the rear axel nut is 65mn IIRC.

That's for a curvy, rear axle torque for a pointy is 100Nm. Just so there is no confusion.

Agree that a bigger wrench is needed for 'bigger' bolts.

Thanks Luckypants, I should have differentiated between Curvy/Pointy. Plus the Swingarm nut is 100Nm on the pointy probably in important but overlooked maintenance area?

JOHN

[timwilky]

I have 5 torque wrenches, 1/4", 3/8", 2*1/2" and a 4ft long 1" drive that I haven't used in 20 years.

The important thing about them is range/calibration. Usually I would only use a torque wrench at mid range, never at the extreme of range. Nor would I set blind faith in them. If the spec says 100nm and it still hasn't clicked by the force I am happy applying. I stop then and sod the spec.

Yep I've got a few torque wrenches, makes it much easier to cover all the ranges your encounter. You also need to remember that any torque value set in a manual is with new unused bolts/nuts as things stress/stretch over-time you'll need to sometimes give things a bit more flexibility with the values.

[yorkie_chris]

Lot of torques in manual are dry assembly torque, so you need to use less torque if you used grease.

You can't do everything with one torque wrench, no way you can reliably set 10nm and 100nm with same tool. IMO get a 3/8 one and just take a guess at the higher torques.