Quality torque wrench?
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I want to buy a good torque wrench with accurate readings. What kinds do you all use and how are they holding up over time? Should i get a digital one?
I live near animal jungle on holland road. I have an air compressor. Can some one lend me an imapct gun so i can take of my fly wheel off?
I live near animal jungle on holland road. I have an air compressor. Can some one lend me an imapct gun so i can take of my fly wheel off?
Ingersoll Rand Impacts are great. love mine. also, some craftsman guns are made by them too.
I'm in consensus with everyone else on Snap-on, however, their prices are outrageous. A Craftsman torque wrench is going to be great tool for a shade tree mechanic like yourself and it will cost half the price. Not to mention, the Craftsman tool will have a lifetime warranty regardless.
I work part time at sears. Call me up and i'll hook you up 757-575-2416.
-Francisco
(also, OP i live right by you)
-Francisco
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craftsman on the torque wrench based on price/useablity
Ingersol Rand "Titanium" --- best feeling, most durrable, strongest impacted ive used. Its worth every $300+ dollaz
Ingersol Rand "Titanium" --- best feeling, most durrable, strongest impacted ive used. Its worth every $300+ dollaz
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Although everyone likes Snap-on...I own, use and trust a Craftsman torque wrench at home and at work. I see no need to buy an over priced brand name when another tool of same QUALITY is cheaper.
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+1 on the Titanium - I have both the 1/2 and 3/8. A guy in my shop bought some new SnapOn gun and thought it was the shit, so we hooked them together and the Titanium spun the SnapOn gun backwards.
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Im not a big fan of craftsman tools, I hate them actualy, the ratchets are always giving me trouble. We just won a 3 year long battle at work to get rid of all our craftsman garbage and go with snap on.
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been very pleased with all my craftsman tools, snap-on and matco are fine too. most of them are all made by the same tooling lines anyways... compare matco and autozone's duralast tools, exact same thing....
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yep, if you want an analog wrench, i would check out toolsource and get a precision tool dial unit, they are very nice for the money. they make most of the torque wrenches for MAC.
i'll put my tech angle up against your crapsman any day of the week on a GM intake gasket job, and then we will check to see who's was off the 2 ftlbs that it takes to completely throw off the main journal alignment.
i'll risk it that i "spent too much" for my strap on torque wrench vs. risk it with a POS that crapsman has made for them. yes, theirs is good for not alot of repetition, and is somewhat accurate. but i would rather have one that i know is right on the money, than risk it.
all torque wrenches should be recalibrated at least once a year, i have all three of mine done every three months. not cheap, but i cannot risk it being off.
i made the strap on man eat his words with both of my IR guns. i hate the new red strap on titanium, its still heavy and dont have the balls it should for the price.
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