89shithatch

i see. the importance of the job depends on which torque wrench you need plain and simple. if your working on honda civics in your driveway i would not think twice about cheap torque wrenches. i torque 99 percent of things without even buying a torque wrench. secrets of the trade states that tat tat tat at the end of hitting an impact gun equals proper spec. Complex chime in.

Smith-02

amen brotha!

every tat is exptentionally diminishing.

the first one adds 4 ft lbs, the second 2, the third is one. anything after that is good for .5ft lbs, give or take 4%

so that last 'tat tat tat' is roughly 5 ftlbs.

give those head studs a tat tat tat for extra security on head lifting

ifly87

I have both craftsman and snap on torque wrenches. I took them to school and put them on the calibrator, and the craftsman was actually more accurate than the snap on. ever since all i use is the craftsman to put together my engines.

accordepicenter

true, plus i like to use torque sticks for air impacts. Very nice and fairly accurate and faster than anything else.

Smith-02

i never used a torque stick, how do those ******* work?

krustindumm

like a torsion bar, they flex and at the set torque, the idea is they flex enough that the anvil just bounces.

Smith-02

awesome, i kinda figured that's how they worked but i wasn't sure

2GeclipseRST

I dont recommend amrpo torque wrenches. My in/lbs 3/8 doesn't click....ever. No matter what you set it to. My 1/2" ft/lb wrench is fine though. I felt like i should have done more home work. Gear wrench makes good stuffs though. I've spent well over $300 on tools from them. I just couldn't stop when i went to sears to get my lifetime replacement on a shitload of crapsman sockets and ratchets i broke.

89shithatch

come talk to me when youve spent thousands and plan on spending more on tools.

Tom-Guy

Not a torque wrench, but I have some S-K 1/4" swivel sockets I got off the Matco truck years ago. I've used them with a 3/8" butterfly impact and an extension to break free some pretty aggressive stuff at odd angles, they are at least as good if not better than the Snap-on ones that sold for 2.5 times as much.

I'd be inclined to trust their torque wrenches.