Torque wrench....what size?

#1 by Nik Rite , Tue Apr 10, 2018 10:28 am

Any suggestions above . Something that will do 90% of most tasks especially working on l200?? Nik Any maker offers you've seen out there??


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RE: Torque wrench....what size?

#2 by 123hotchef , Tue Apr 10, 2018 6:02 pm

u will need 2 a big 1/2" drive up to 180nm and a small 1/4 or 3/8 drive for smaller jobs


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#3 by 123hotchef , Tue Apr 10, 2018 6:03 pm

clarke aint bad if you have a machine mart near you quite often have vat free days


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#4 by Mallinman , Wed Apr 11, 2018 12:28 am

Best ones you can get for accuracy are either snap on or norbar. Which are bloody expensive. But halfords professional ones are rebranded norbar ones. And have lifetime guarantee on them. I have 2. The 8-60nm and the 60-300nm. All covered then. If I need more than 300nm for trucks then il just weld the bolt on lol. They also do a 40-200 which is bang in the middle.


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#5 by Mallinman , Wed Apr 11, 2018 12:30 am

Big tip for your torque wrenches is to always set them back to zero before you put them away in the toolbox. It keeps them accurate by not keeping them under tension.


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#6 by krutly , Fri Apr 13, 2018 8:58 pm

Quote: Mallinman wrote in post #5
Big tip for your torque wrenches is to always set them back to zero before you put them away in the toolbox. It keeps them accurate by not keeping them under tension.


maybe that's why my torque wrench does stuff up tighter than the one ronniecabers has ?


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#7 by paulw , Fri Apr 13, 2018 11:00 pm

my wrench has many uses------- now I have a landie!!


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#8 by ronniecabers , Sun Apr 15, 2018 7:00 am

Quote: krutly wrote in post #6
Quote: Mallinman wrote in post #5
Big tip for your torque wrenches is to always set them back to zero before you put them away in the toolbox. It keeps them accurate by not keeping them under tension.


maybe that's why my torque wrench does stuff up tighter than the one ronniecabers has ?


Could well be. Yours was definetly doing those bolts tighter than the actual torque setting despite being newer than my one. I had the local garage use one of their calibrated wrenches and then use mine to see how close mine was to a calibrated setting. The result on s 15 year old torque wrench .... garage would be more than happy to trust its reading and use it. And I've always fully released the tension when I've finished with it


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