I did since it is only for $20.00. I think it be better than none at all.
Anyone else did?
Anyone else did?
Anyone purchased a torque wrench from Walmart? Any good for 20 bucks?
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ive been using a $20 torque wrench i picked up in the clearance basket at pep girls almost a year now.
one day my buddy showed up with his $500 snap on torque wrench and double checked all my work from the $20 wrench, including checking, then backing off, then redoing it with the $500 piece a few times.
ive yet to find a nut or bolt that wasnt to specs. so i :dunno:
one day my buddy showed up with his $500 snap on torque wrench and double checked all my work from the $20 wrench, including checking, then backing off, then redoing it with the $500 piece a few times.
ive yet to find a nut or bolt that wasnt to specs. so i :dunno:
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Autozone - their own brand GREAT NECK.
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i wasnt going to post here after reading some many haters yesterday but you have it right,. its not that the tool wont do the job, its quality and how long will it last,.
most of those $200 and up tools are for pro, people that are using them everyday, how often are you changing your tires (twice a year), how often are you doing repairs on your cars, not enough to get a $500 tool,.
for the guy that wouldnt trust a $20 tool to tighten his wheels go ahead get the $200 tool, i'll save the $180 and spend it somewhere else, if it breaks in a year, its only $20,..
BTW my company pays for my work tools so i get the best and i have cheaper tools of my own that last a lot longer than the expensive tools..
thanks
hey, did you get that gif from busty adv??:excited::excited::excited:
I work in a machine shop and we have had a lot of different torque wrenches, after talking to our Q.A. guy i would say go with S&K, Stanly Proto, Mitutoyo or CID (snap-on) if you want something that is going to be consistent and last a while, just make sure that you don't buy a Craftsman because last year our shop bought 12, not one passed calibration.
http://www.bimmertools.com/shopCategories.asp?categoryID=108
If your going to spend money on tools, this is what you want to spend it on. A cheap torque wrench is useless, and defeats the purpose of a torque wrench all together. Some things will get over torqued = bad, some things under torqued = bad.
If your going to spend money on tools, this is what you want to spend it on. A cheap torque wrench is useless, and defeats the purpose of a torque wrench all together. Some things will get over torqued = bad, some things under torqued = bad.
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I had a cheap $20 torque wrench once and the part that holds the 1/2" socket on busted off and cut my knuckles all up. I wasn't even torquing it that hard.
I was just in the garage clearing up now and found a chap torque wrench I bought when I was a noob DIYer not long ago. It came with full instructions. But, I could not work out how it worked then. I gave it another go and still could not work out how it works now. So I am going to give it to my sister to put on ebay. Maybe one of you cheap wrench buyers will bid on it.
lol.
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I've been anxious but reluctant lately to go full-bore advertising our favorite SK torque wrenches. They've recently done a full re-design and now include traceable certificates of calibration, along with a handful of other upgraded features.
My reluctance comes because our supplier - one of the nation's largest stocking SK distributors - has been out of stock on the new 3/8" drive tool for a few months now. After speaking with the distributor, it seems there is no clear time estimate on new torque wrench shipments. I'm not sure if there's a problem with production or what, but if they can't get them - I can't get them.
We do have access to a handful of other quality options from KD GearWrench and a couple other manufacturers, but certainly nothing that would 'compete' with a $20 tool. Thank God.
Ken
Edit - thanks for the referral - should have mentioned that first!
i have a $20 torque wrench from auto zone...had it for a while...still works fine and is very accurate...compared it to my dads snap on torque wrench...these cheap wrenches will hold up you just got to take care of them...try not to drop it
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How'd you compare the two tools?
There are places to go cheap, but tools aren't one of them. Most of the good tools won't just last your lifetime, but your childrens childrens lifetime. You can will them to your heirs. I'm over 50 years old and use some of my dads and grandfathers tools.
Names like Snapon, Proto, SK, Mac, might cost many times more then the bargain basket at Walmart because the good ones are designed to last forever basically. Besides, using my dads tools are fun, but he's not around any more and it brings good thoughts.
One poster says they're only for pros and because we only change our wheels twice a year we don't need pro tools... well in a lifetime, that's 60 or 80 complete wheel changings or 320 wheels, or 1600 lugnuts. It all adds up when you count forever.
If I can't trust a tool in my box, it's in the trash. Poorly made tools not only break, but can also cause you serious injury. In the long run, a better made wrench wins every time.
Names like Snapon, Proto, SK, Mac, might cost many times more then the bargain basket at Walmart because the good ones are designed to last forever basically. Besides, using my dads tools are fun, but he's not around any more and it brings good thoughts.
One poster says they're only for pros and because we only change our wheels twice a year we don't need pro tools... well in a lifetime, that's 60 or 80 complete wheel changings or 320 wheels, or 1600 lugnuts. It all adds up when you count forever.
If I can't trust a tool in my box, it's in the trash. Poorly made tools not only break, but can also cause you serious injury. In the long run, a better made wrench wins every time.
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the torque wrench that is sold at Lowes is made by the same company that make snapon or one of the other bigs tool makers. they have a lifetime no questions replacement warranty. Cost on about $80. Only reason i did'nt buy it is because it only goes do to 20ft lbs and needed something for a valvecover job.
I bought harbor freight for $20 I know they are cheap but it was the only thing I could find less than 10ft lbs
I bought harbor freight for $20 I know they are cheap but it was the only thing I could find less than 10ft lbs
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