Torque wrench

Snap on is the best. I don't have snap on, I bought some Amazon specials. Tekton or something. So far so good.
 
HighwayTrout said:
Before China freight gets mentioned...


Snap On
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Snap-On is the best hands down if my job required me to have one; however being a part time mechanic on my Jeep and not having my torque wrench calibrated on regular schedule I would recommend getting a China Freight one. If that is not what you want then get a Craftsman one. The only draw back with getting a Snap-On, Mac, Matco or Cornwell tools is finding a distributor.


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To be honest I bought a HF one for 9.99 wit cupin. I use it all the time when rotating, installing part. I have over 74,000 on my rig and have not had a problem if that means anything. In fact when I bought my Jeep I had to get tools to work on it courtesy of HF. To each their own.
 
Craftsman makes a good 1/2" drive 20-150 ft/lb torque wrench for under $100. I've been using mine for a couple years now with no issues.:yup:
 
Yup, the Craftsman that JeepFan mentioned is what I have in my garage and what I use for installs/maintenance. However, I do carry a cheap Harbor Freight one in my Jeep and just for trail use.
 
Some people trust 10 dollar wrenches on a $40,000+ vehicle.
I'm not that dude.

I also own a bunch of craftsman tools and other junk. I happen to have a few snap on tools so I reach for them first.

If I was in the market Id probably buy Carlyle tools from Napa or even Craftsman.


What are you working on? Or just to own for maintenance stuff?
 
I got a nice set of Husky torque wrenches from Home Depot. I think they were $80 each, and came with a lifetime warranty.
 
BTW - Craftsman does not warranty their torque wrenches - you buy it, it's yours and cannot be returned unless you can prove product defect.

Snap-on warranties everything as I understand - so that could be an incentive.
 
HighwayTrout said:
Some people trust 10 dollar wrenches on a $40,000+ vehicle.
I'm not that dude.

I also own a bunch of craftsman tools and other junk. I happen to have a few snap on tools so I reach for them first.

If I was in the market Id probably buy Carlyle tools from Napa or even Craftsman.


What are you working on? Or just to own for maintenance stuff?
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Want it just for keeping the new JK tight.
 
I broke my last Torque Wrench (take that He-Man Strength!) and didn't want to have to buy another full torque wrench. I ended up getting a HF (I Know, I know) digital torque wrench that fits on any socket/breaker bar. If is VERY easy to use, beeps as you get close to torque specifics, is small and is "supposedly" often used to verify mechanical torque wrench measurements. Just a thought. I've used it quite a bit for tire rotations and such. Been very useful.

Pittsburgh Pro 1/2 In Drive Digital Torque Adapter
 
Joker151 said:
How often do they need to be calibrated, is that a pia to get done and is it expensive?
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I think if you are using them quite often and doing precision work, you would need to calibrate or know offset more. Such as calibrating with a digital adapter, it costs less than $30 and would show you where exactly your torque wrench is "clicking" to verify against setting and digital adapter torque. I guess cheap piece of mind.
 
At work I use all digital snap on torque wrenches that self calibrate. When I work on the Jeep I just bring them home. I have a husky torque wrench at home for backup that I have had for years with no issues
 
I am partial to MAC Tools, but this is largely because they used to have a plant in my local town (Closed in 2010 :( )

I still have a local MAC guy that will come by my house when I call him. He can calibrate them on the truck and it is at no charge, (of course I am usually buying something so maybe that's why). I used to have him check it every year, but after several no adjustment years I quit. The trick to keeping any click style torque wrench in calibration is to never store it set to anything other than 0. It may be a PITA, but take the time to back it off when you are done.
 
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