Torque wrench
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From: Jayhawk Country
Never seen a torque wrench that does inch and foot lbs. You will need two different torque wrenches.
Road Captain
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From: Metropolis
I have (2) of them from Sears. One is for foot lbs. and the other is for inch lbs. If you sign up for a Craftsman Club card you can get some decent deals. With Father's Day coming up you might want to wait and see if they will be on special. I don't know of any that will do both ? If you've never had a torque wrench before make sure that when you are done with either of them that you take the "load" off of them and put them back to zero. You don't want them sitting in your tool box set to whatever. It stresses out the mechanism inside. Anyway... you can't have too many tools and you'll really need these for your tool set... lol
Last edited by Harley_RN; May 10, 2010 at 12:31 PM. Reason: content
Cruiser
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I have a ultra pro from napa auto that's in both ft. and in. lbs. it it only goes up to 25 lbs so you still need two wrenches
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From: Baton Rouge, LA
I've had these two Harbor-Freight wrenches for about 10 years and find them reliable and accurate. Tested them along with a $325 Snap-On and an old Torsen and the Harbor-Freight wrenches were the most accurate of the group by far. They also have a lifetime guarantee, and I know of no other torque wrench that has one. You can buy both for about $36.
HF 1/4"-drive in/lb wrench
HF 1/2"-drive ft/lb wrench
BTW, the in/lb wrench is on sale now at the lowest price I've ever seen it offered.
HF 1/4"-drive in/lb wrench
HF 1/2"-drive ft/lb wrench
BTW, the in/lb wrench is on sale now at the lowest price I've ever seen it offered.
Last edited by iclick; May 10, 2010 at 12:49 PM.
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From: Booming metropolis
I recommend the Snap On electronic torque wrench in 3/8 drive, mine does nm, inch #s and Ft #s up to 100.
I use another larger one for lug nuts on my cars and stuff requiring the larger amounts of torque
I use another larger one for lug nuts on my cars and stuff requiring the larger amounts of torque
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: California
I have 3 torque wrenches (bought 2 of them and "inherited" the other)... The combination of them seem to cover all of my bases.
- Craftsman DigiTorq, I think it is 25-250 ft/lbs. 1/2". $75 on sale.
- Great for the "big" jobs, axle nuts, etc.
- Harbor Freight, 20-200 in/lbs, 1/4", $20 on sale.
- Great for derby cover screws, primary cover, etc.
- Unknown brand, about 120-450 in/lbs, 3/8", inherited from someone.
- Used for everything in the middle. Spark plugs, drain plugs, etc.
Last edited by BlackFLHR; May 10, 2010 at 02:01 PM.