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Torque Wrench Advice
One of my sons has not long started a three year apprenticeship at Lexus as a mechanic. He has put torque wrench on his Christmas list. Can anyone knowledgeable recommend one suitable please?
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2nd Dec 2016 2:02 pm
lynalldiscovery
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Good on him a job for life beckons and security that many will be jealous of.
Ask him that the other guys in the shop have? Ive seen a few of the blokes I used to work with use the snap on digi ones lovely until they go wrong!
I very rarely use one but the old click its done type have served me well for years, any quality make will do the job well.
Halfords actually do some nice tools for sensible money.
2nd Dec 2016 2:47 pm
sycove
Member Since: 25 Mar 2015
Location: Burntisland
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For work I have Norbar Torque wrenches, at home I use the Halfords advanced range. both about the same price and quality
Im not a big fan of the digital ones.
Remember he will need 2 or 3 wrenches to cover the range of torques needed.
2nd Dec 2016 3:23 pm
rrhool
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Snap on ones are guaranteed forever, so if you can afford one, don't dismiss it.
Obviously there are different torque ranges, so you might want to ask him some common values he needs to use it for
2nd Dec 2016 3:43 pm
MarsKy
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I'm sure the Halfords Pro ones are Norbar - as far as I recall, the certificate in it referred the owner to Norbar.
2nd Dec 2016 4:46 pm
sycove
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SNAP-ON Techangle range are only 1 or 2 year warranty
The traditional mechanical wrenches still (i believe) have lifetime warranty, but only on the handle
Halfords professional also come with a lifetime warranty, but again officially handle only unless get a kind member of staff, or one that doesn't care.
Personally I wouldn't buy a snap on torque wrench, just not worth the money
2nd Dec 2016 4:54 pm
professorpool
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That's brilliant guys many thanks!
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2nd Dec 2016 5:02 pm
armalites
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I know a guy who uses a Snap On Digi one and reckons the difference it makes when doing stuff like heads is amazing. No messing around with angle gauges as they do that too. All adjustments are push button and you can put it straight back in the tool box without doing anything.
They were on special recently but even then they were £400 plus vatIID PRO
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2nd Dec 2016 6:49 pm
The_Bay
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I have a 3/4 Norbar 250nm to 700nm
My 1/2 is halfords pro 60nm-300
My 3/8 is halfords 10nm-60 IIRC
if its just for cars i'd imagine he would be fine with 3/8 & 1/2"
2nd Dec 2016 8:18 pm
BIG M
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I am currently using the snap on ones after getting fed up of setting gauge then having to mess with angle gauges as well, there so easy to use set nm then set angle go straight from one to the other , but like it's been said there not cheep.Present
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2nd Dec 2016 8:22 pm
lynalldiscovery
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Not cheep but they do beep
2nd Dec 2016 8:49 pm
lynalldiscovery
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BIG M wrote:
I am currently using the snap on ones after getting fed up of setting gauge then having to mess with angle gauges as well, there so easy to use set nm then set angle go straight from one to the other , but like it's been said there not cheep.
Try again!
Not cheep but they do beep
2nd Dec 2016 8:49 pm
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