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Old Dec 20, 2012 | 09:14 AM
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Looking to buy torque wrench that capable torquing from 5in-ft to? With small increments
Can someone advise a good quality one with digital display for $$
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Old Dec 20, 2012 | 11:01 AM
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I don't know if I would use one with a digital readout, those are expensive to calibrate and it cannot be done by the user. I use the twist type, bought it from Harbor Frieght, seems to work more than well enough for me, and the fact that I can calibrate it myself means it is much more useful. Good luck
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Old Dec 20, 2012 | 05:11 PM
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i got mine at harbor freight. nice n cheap. if it breaks, i don't have to wait 2 weeks for my snap-on guy to get parts and replace it. works well
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Old Dec 21, 2012 | 05:51 AM
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How accurate is the HF torque wrench?
I was at HF store one day and they are pretty cheep but I was hesitating to buy it
I need it to do the valve cave and timing cover. And it seams that the bolts are very easy to über tighten without good torque wrench.
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Old Dec 21, 2012 | 06:23 AM
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I recently bought a Schwaben torque wrench from ECS Tuning it was about $30 I used it to do plugs, tranny and diff fluid change on my car did the job. They have 4 different ones to choose from.
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Old Dec 21, 2012 | 07:47 AM
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Thanks all
I probably go with CDi that I found on Amazon
CDI Torque 1002MFRMH 3/8-Inch Drive Metal Handle Click Type Torque Wrench, Torque Range 10 to 100-Fo:Amazon:Home Improvement
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Old Dec 21, 2012 | 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Margal
Thats a little expensive for that price you can get 2 torque wrenches that have 2 different ranges. Usually the wrenches that have low settings dont go that high and the ones that start higher can only go but so low. You can get one that has a small range for smaller jobs and a larger one for bigger jobs. Check this out before you buy that one that have NM and FT-Lbs I got the 3/8 drive in NM. Im going to purchase the 1/2 in NM to do things like lug nuts.

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