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Old 07-02-2004, 08:07 PM
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Damnnn never reset mine
Had it for more then 6 month's
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Old 07-02-2004, 08:13 PM
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The bonus craftsman has is the lifetime guarantee
NOT TRUE, torque wrenches do not fall under the lifetime warranty of hand tools, read the warranty manual and also ask me how I know.... Lame ---- man....especially when your 100 dollar wrench breaks because it has a plastic dial and grip.
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Old 07-02-2004, 08:24 PM
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The bonus craftsman has is the lifetime guarantee
NOT TRUE, torque wrenches do not fall under the lifetime warranty of hand tools, read the warranty manual and also ask me how I know.... Lame ---- man....especially when your 100 dollar wrench breaks because it has a plastic dial and grip.
are you saying that craftsman is not the way to go for a torque wrench?
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Old 07-02-2004, 08:26 PM
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The bonus craftsman has is the lifetime guarantee
NOT TRUE, torque wrenches do not fall under the lifetime warranty of hand tools, read the warranty manual and also ask me how I know.... Lame ---- man....especially when your 100 dollar wrench breaks because it has a plastic dial and grip.
are you saying that craftsman is not the way to go for a torque wrench?
I would go with a Mac. Just my opinion, not my money though.
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Old 07-02-2004, 08:39 PM
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Craftsman still makes a good torque wrench.

But none of the companeis offer a life time warranty on them.

Simply because torque wrenches will break over time.
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Old 07-02-2004, 08:43 PM
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But yeah, for the money and quality though, I would go with a Mac!
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Old 07-02-2004, 09:11 PM
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I use the harbor freight 3/8 drive. It works great and I only paid like $15 bux for it.

I've used the craftsman one, and its nice, but I had to treat it like an egg since its so expensive and it wasn't mine.

Just get a $15 one and don't drop it, unless you work at a benz/BMW dealership. The $15 one will also work for Ford techs since everything Ford makes will break before the bolts come out, hehehe ( ford focus owner ).
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Old 07-02-2004, 09:15 PM
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Yeah, I just got a harbor freight catalogue in the mail the other day, they've got hella good deals. I'll definitly be ordering some stuff from them.
The quality of their stuff isn't super great, but for the price, it gets the job done. I just got a compression tester for $15 and a timing light for $12 there. The quality of the hose on the compression tester isn't as good as a snap-on one, but then again, the snap-on hose by itself is $60. I bought it to make a leak down tester anyway and it works just fine for that.
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Yeah, I just got a harbor freight catalogue in the mail the other day, they've got hella good deals. I'll definitly be ordering some stuff from them.
The quality of their stuff isn't super great, but for the price, it gets the job done. I just got a compression tester for $15 and a timing light for $12 there. The quality of the hose on the compression tester isn't as good as a snap-on one, but then again, the snap-on hose by itself is $60. I bought it to make a leak down tester anyway and it works just fine for that.
i just got a craftsman set for $50 .. a little expensive for a compression tester, but the hoses are beefcake and it came with a bunch of adapter, and replacement parts ... and i case, which is always nice....

as for a leakdown tester, how the hell to you make one or, where could u purchase one
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word, i cant believe i watched the whole thing
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