Has anyone ever seen one of these?


CLICK HERE FOR A DIGITAL TORQUE WRENCH


Seams too good to be true, the accuracy is good as well. Price seams resonable as well.

 

It's kinda pricy considering their digital torque wrench retails for about $90 but I can see how convenient that would be. I'd buy it if I needed it.

 

I prefer a purely mechanical torque wrench, thank you very much. 3/8" drive is plenty for 150 ft-lbs, and fits better into tight spaces... like my CV joint hardware. I just bought this one from ebay; it is nearly identical to the one I borrowed from a friend for the job and it was perfect for the job. BTW, I don't know what the seller did to **** off the snap-on guy, but these wrenches sell for $150 at the truck.

YMMV

 

I'd be a bit worried about buying a used torque wrench. Any easy way to have them tested to make sure they are within spec?

 

I think it's kinda cool. I'd buy one if it went up to crank bolt specs.

 

The mechanical ones rarely fall out of spec if they are treated right(spring tension released when storing), but if they do I think it's $50 to have Snap-on recalibrate. When I received the wrench the spring tension was released, which is a good sign. What I plan to do is compare against my buddy's known-good torque wrench at several settings and note any deviations so I can just offset. For example, if it "clicks" at 22 ft-lbs when it's set to 25, then I will set it to 25 when my goal is to torque a fastener to 22. This will be good enough for me since I'm not a professional mechanic. If I was and needed the wrench on a daily basis, I would be more picky.

 

I have one and like it. I use it for the most critical ap's (like rod bearing caps) and also to calibrate my cheap torque wrenches.

 

Excuse my ignorance, but do you mean the wrench should be set back to zero before storing?

 

Where?

 

Only 150ft-lbs ... need 218 :-)

 

Wrenches can also be recalibrated by any calibration company. I've had them done for $25. Check the yellow pages under calibration services.

 

Go to your local Sears tool store to get the wrench.

I used to work on helicopters and we made it a standard procedure to zeroize the wrench after use. We also calibrated them monthly. I figure it's a good idea if your life depends on it, or your woried about catastrophic failure. Insurance never hurts

 

Shouldn't matter on an electronic torque wrench. Mechanical "click" type torque wrenches should have the setting backed all the way off, as far back past zero as possible when stored. There is a spring in there that should not be left compressed for long periods.

 

Well, checked the ebay wrench against my friend's which has seen very little use since it was calibrated, and I know it was stored unloaded. The two wrenches are within a half pound of each other at 75, less at lower torques(I tried every 10 lbs from 5). Turns out that if my friend's wrench still meets the specs on the certification sheet, the one I just got off ebay is more accurate.