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Looking for GOOD Torque wrench

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I've a 2L Alfa mill on a trolley here wot needs goin' thru. They are fun. I did up this 1750 with all the street reliable tricks back in 2000. Would like to do the bigger one the same way but the rest of the car may not be worth the effort.

Now if I could find a GTV in need of an engine... :laugh:

I s'pose I'd try a digi-read tool if I were still wrenchin' for beans, but at this point it'd be "excess to requirement", so-to-speak (left side of that drawer has three "clickers" in it):
 

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For the layman wrench. Sears Roebuck sells a good line of torque wrenches. Not that expensive and darn reliable.
 
problem is if you use an inch/lbs one and the specs of what you are working on are in ft/lbs. I get confused easily
 
I have a Snappy 0~48 inch/OUNCES dial type one as well. Not really an automotive tool, more for assembly of instrumentation.
 
Didn't see that, my bad. My craftsman is the metal handled one. Think it's still available from the catalog.

Also, have Snap-on in inch pounds with the dial face and it's good. Several others large Matco(tool truck) 500 pounder..

For midrange I use my Craftsman, but sorry if you're having problems acquiring a good one. I know Sears has been undergoing some changes lately. I too have encountered difficulties in trying to get filters for their aircleaners.

The corporation is looking more toward "bottom line" rather than customer satisfaction.
 
Reading the bad Sears reviews on their own site is what started me looking here. Just bought a new Snap-on
20-100# on ebay. Thanks all for the input. When it arrives there won't be a nut untouched, although I doubt it will help the owner much.
 
Norbar has been manufacturing torque wrenches for over 65 years and to me, theirs is the best made anywhere. Of course, not very cheap! JMHO. PJ
 
:iagree:

If I'd been smarter and trained on aircraft it'd be Norbar. Since I'm a mook and took to wrenchin' on EuroTrash CARS instead, the Snap-On and Proto ones serve just fine. :smirk:
 
Doc, I didn't mean to put down Proto or Snap-On. I have some. They make real fine tools along with some other manufactures. I personally wouldn't pay for a Norbar just to work on cars for fun. I have quite a variety of tools and a lot of them are the older Craftsman. I even have some 1 inch drive stuff for working on heavy equipment. I don't even look at those anymore. I hear guys say, I wouldn't own a Craftsman tool! Why? For normal wrenching by the average guy, there's nothing wrong with a Craftsman tool. A tool is only as good as it's guarantee and so far Sears has backed that tradition fully. Last year I broke a breaker bar by using a cheater pipe. This breaker bar was over 30 years old and it was very obvious of how it got broke. I took it to Sears and they gave me a new one at no charge no hassle. Can't beat that with a stick! Psychology is great though, while there and I got the tool replaced for FREE, I spent about a 100 bucks for some oddball stuff. Go figure. Of course, the wife was over in the ladies dept. trashing my savings! Normal! In reality, the free tool didn't turn out to be so free afterall.
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I didn't interpret your comment as put down, Paul. I'm not really a "tool snob" and have my share of Craftsman tools. Twistin' wrenches for dollars was why I have the Snappy & Proto torque wrenches: Both the warranty and the calibration service would be in the driveway once a week if I needed 'em. :wink:

And yeah, getting out of that place without parting with more money is a real tug-o-war. Always something PrettyShiny attracting me. :smirk:
 
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