Torque wrench - which one to buy?

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Bruno - 19 Feb 2008 23:29 GMT

I'm looking for a good 1/2" torque wrench and so far I have only some
really cheap rubbish ones and some really expensive ones (like a Bahco
costing like 300+ US!).

I wonder if it will even make sense for me to buy it on-line and have it
shipped to Denmark - being that good tool shops seem not really to have
gone on-line over here.

My first main use would simply to control the force when I check my
summer rims (the actual mounting is done with an air wrench and some
sort of torque limiter so it's not really for when I swap winter wheels
to the summer ones).

Any suggestions?

Kind regards
Bruno - The one with the most tools when he dies wins:-)

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Zog The Undeniable - 20 Feb 2008 20:05 GMT

> I'm looking for a good 1/2" torque wrench and so far I have only some
> really cheap rubbish ones and some really expensive ones (like a Bahco
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> sort of torque limiter so it's not really for when I swap winter wheels
> to the summer ones).

For wheel nuts a fairly cheap one will do, as long as it's capable of
100Nm or more. I would never put an air wrench near wheel nuts though,
not unless you're careful to use a lower torque setting at first (say
50Nm) *then* step up to the recommended torque. Torquing them from
loose to 100Nm one by one is the way to warp brake discs. But you
probably know that ;-)

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