Harbor Freight have them on sale right now for $10.00 bux.
They are good enough I think for the average user. Craftsman are good too. I use both..
Nothing wrong with either.
It's like anything though, as you can spend as much on something as want.

 

I use both Snap-On and Craftsman. By the way, nice tobiano.

 

funny, i just posted this same thing today in the general forums.

I have 2 fairly new craftsmen click type, but noticed that for whatever reason, am having a hard time with not getting the click on certain bolts..when i went over some of the critical fasteners.

 

You mean a torque adapter at 90 degrees.

There is no change in torque when using an extension.

Torque is measured in foot/inch pounds, or Newton Meters, not PSI.

 

Bought a cheap in/lb fm Harbor Freight & it was junk...now I have Kobalt ft/lb & it's excellent quality. If you're not planning a 100% bike re-build - can get by with good quality in/lb wrench fro most small jobs & accessory installs. Just need to divide by 12 to get ft/lb (i.e. 120 in/lb = 10 ft/lb...).

 

Another Craftsmen user here....I have 2..one for big stuff 100 + foot pounds...and a smaller one that does inch pounds and newton meters. Both are the click and lock type and niether have let me down.

 

i use a matco 3/8" ft lbs. and 1/4" inch torque wrench. i bought both off of ebay about 4 year back for around 150 total. i have trust in them and use them most of the time i touch either bike. next thing to buy will be the 12pt. socket sets.

have fun,
andrew

 

Sears".....if I fixed bikes for a living it would be snap on....

 

Beam type don't need to be calibrated.... and never fail. 100 years from now they will still work. Drop them, they still work. Get them dirty, and oily, they still work.

Mine are both 45 years old (present from my Dad) and still, and always will, work great.

 

If it can't be calibrated and/or doesn't come with a certificate of calibration. I learned many years agoe when I checked the calibration of my two middle of the road torque wrenches and found them to be off by 20%-25%. So, head bolts that should be torqued to 45 ft.lb. were being torqued to 36 ft. lb. A cheaper beam torque wrench would be a better tool than a poorly calibrated "click" wrench. I mean come on, you paid $20K for a motorcycle, buy some good tools if you are going to work on it.