what torque wrench

[Val]

Hello All,

my old cheap torque wrench is not clicking anymore. Probably can be fixed. However I would like to buy a new one.

What torque wrench will you recommend? I mean one that has good quality, do say 20-120nm and will not brake the bank if such one exist 

cheers
Val

[Peasy]

Have a look at Halfords kit. Not sure if one wrench will do that full range but good kit imho.

[Val]

Hello All,

my old cheap torque wrench is not clicking anymore. Probably can be fixed. However I would like to buy a new one.

What torque wrench will you recommend? I mean one that has good quality, do say 20-120nm and will not brake the bank if such one exist 

cheers
Val

Never mind found all I need here Draper 30-210nm for £34 

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I think I will buy 2:

http://www.toolandfix.com/draper-30357-1-2-square-drive-40-210nm-or-30-154lb-ft-ratchet-torque-wrench.html   

£30   

http://www.toolandfix.com/draper-34570-3-8-square-drive-10-80-nm-or-88-5-708-in-lb-ratchet-torque-wrench.html   

£22

[Dead Eye]

That's exactly what I did and have

Those two cover all the necessary Torque values I come up against, are good quality and don't break the bank. The Halfords stuff is good quality, but it's generally overpriced until it is on offer

[darrsi]

Both way cheaper on Ebay!

[celticdog]

Those draper wrenches are good quality for the money.  If your flush with cash, Norbar and Roebuck wrenches are the high end products, it's possible to pick them up 2nd hand but it might not be worth taking the chance? I'm lucky enough to be able to borrow one from mechanic friend.

[sinto]

I just use one i got from Aldi or Lidl many a moon ago and has done me good so far and think it was only about £7 or something, so if it goes wrong, just get another, but had it about 4 or 5 years now, admitted, it doesn't get daily use as i only torque the big or main bolts, the rest are generally done by hand plus a wee bit

[chaparral02]

This sealey one is what I use at work

http://www.toolandfix.com/sealey-stw703-1-2-sq-drive-torque-wrench-micrometer-style-40-200nm.html


Them drapers ones used to only last me a few months before they broke,But there ok for just DIY at home ..

[unfazed]

A 3/8 drive starting at 5Nm is a better option as it  covers even the smallest bolts on the fazer and the caliper bolts and a 1/2 drive 30Nm to 150Nm to cover the sprocket nuts and axles.

Personally I have three, a 1/4 drive 0 to 20Nm, a 3/8 drive 8Nm to 50Nm and a 1/2 drive 20Nm to 150nm they cover everything on all my bikes and most of the stuff on my car. They are all made by Norbar.

[Dave48]

As an enthusiastic amateur I also have 3 torque wrenches: small one is 1/4" drive 3-14 NM-ideal for small fasteners & my sons high end mountain bike, secondly a Draper 3/8"drive with range 10-80NM & third is a Draper 30-210NM. These Drapers are fine for the amount of use I give them. For day in day out professional users there are products like Norbar, but you pay for the quality/durability/accuracy level.
This is all a long way from my first "tool kit" aged 16 ( many moons ago): A bent rusty screwdriver, a lump hammer(that got some use!) and a set of lightweight cycle spanners- still got a couple of these left which I keep in the tool cabinet for sentimental reasons-NOT FOR USE!

[Dead Eye]

Same as above; I have 4 torque wrenches

A 1/4", 3/8" and 2x 1/2" drive ones (one broke, but got replaced under warranty AFTER I bought another)

These cover everything from 5Nm to 210Nm

[VNA - BMW Wank]

I made the mistake of buying a budget torque wrench a couple of years ago.
It was a williams wrench and at 50 quid should have been decent.  But I've never had confidence in it.

Now got a Norbar Model 100 20-100nm.  1/2 inch drive.  Nice compact design, quality bit of kit and should last a life time.
Comes with a traceable calibration certificate.

Made that mistake I sometime make, bought budget and ended up buying twice.

Also got a 1/4 inch drive Britool.  I'd have to have a look but I think it's around 10-40 nm in range.  Was my Dad's, it's probably about 30 years old and still works a treat.

The britools are nice, plus the mechanism gives you a visual indication that torque has been reached as well as a good click and feel.  They are quite long though and the Norbar wrench is better I think for motorcycle work.