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==Good Quality==
==Good Quality==
£70 Teng tools 40-210 NM lifetime warranty [http://www.tengtools.com/finetoolsapi/FineDriver.aspx?%3Cgetpage%20naviid=%2792620%27/%3E] Excellent build quality easily adjustable to a good readable scale. Probable the only one you will need it will  do wheel nuts at 180NM
£52 Amazon [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Teng-1292AGEP-40-210nm-2-inch-Torque/dp/B000Y8N07S]
 
Teng tools 40-210 NM lifetime warranty [http://www.tengtools.com/finetoolsapi/FineDriver.aspx?%3Cgetpage%20naviid=%2792620%27/%3E] Excellent build quality easily adjustable to a good readable scale. Probably the only one you will need it will  do wheel nuts at 180NM


==Poor Quality==
==Poor Quality==
Clarke 1/2 inch from Machine Mart. [http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cht141-1-2in-drive-torque-wrench] This is worse than bad. I bought this to do the right thing with my bolts and ended up shearing the heads off some as it was over torquing. Also made the wheel nuts impossible to get off. The scale is hard to read and doesn't go in useful steps 94 98 112 etc! . The ratchet broke off within 6 months of buying it so I reversed the ratchet for the left hand thread to fix it. Steer clear of this one, you will create more headaches than you solve.
Clarke 1/2 inch from Machine Mart. [http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cht141-1-2in-drive-torque-wrench] This is worse than bad. I bought this to do the right thing with my bolts and ended up shearing the heads off some as it was over torquing. Also made the wheel nuts impossible to get off. The scale is hard to read and doesn't go in useful steps 94 98 112 etc! . The ratchet broke off within 6 months of buying it so I reversed the ratchet for the left hand thread to fix it. Steer clear of this one, you will create more headaches than you solve.

Revision as of 21:28, 25 July 2014

General Torque Wrench information

There are an number of bolts that it is very important to do up just right! too loose they will fall off and probably kill you, too tight and stuff will break :)

Good Quality

£52 Amazon [1]

Teng tools 40-210 NM lifetime warranty [2] Excellent build quality easily adjustable to a good readable scale. Probably the only one you will need it will  do wheel nuts at 180NM

Poor Quality

Clarke 1/2 inch from Machine Mart. [3] This is worse than bad. I bought this to do the right thing with my bolts and ended up shearing the heads off some as it was over torquing. Also made the wheel nuts impossible to get off. The scale is hard to read and doesn't go in useful steps 94 98 112 etc! . The ratchet broke off within 6 months of buying it so I reversed the ratchet for the left hand thread to fix it. Steer clear of this one, you will create more headaches than you solve.