Will i be ok with just the cheapest one that halfords sells? I have a little one with a low rating, but looking for a proper thing that i can use for wheel lug nuts etc. https://www.halfords.com/tools/hand...r-torque-wrench-3/8ind-20---110nm-495134.html This is £62 but only goes up to 110nm. Is it worth spending more and getting one with a higher rating?
Depends what you're going to use it for. 100 ft lb job for maybe chassis stuff, but that won't be much good for doing your engine (say up to 45 ft lb). So...you'll need more than one to do both. The Teng ones from Screwfix are fine, as generally is Halfords stuff. Some of their wrenches are made by Norbar. PS Avoid the cheap silver Chinese jobs, especially the low torque ones. They are, generally, carp.
My collection The stripey Halfords/Norbar one is probably the most accurate. The big 3/4" drive one will rip your Nan's pants off.
I have a range starting from mountain bike stuff and going up… can’t go wrong with norbar in my opinion… looks like I’m in need of another for my nans pants though…
I’ve got and had a couple. But whatever torquey wrencher you gets, put it in a vice and test it, it’s a straight forward and simple thing to do, then you’ll know how accurate it is. My most used one is a Kamasa wrench. If you have a spring loaded type of wrench , I was taught to take the pressure off the device by unloading the thing back to zero at the end of the working day, some say that’s a load of baloney but that’s what I do as a matter of habit. Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,testing helps peace of mind
Hello, For the bay window with steel rim you need 130 Nm - modern cars with aluminum rims around 120 Nm. For other things at the bay window you need 8 Nm (e.g. oil sieve cover type 1 engine), 20 Nm (spark plug) to 350 Nm (e.g. brake drum rear wheel shaft). Hardly any tool covers this range. That's why I have 2 for different cheap torques in my hobby garage (but without one for the 8 Nm). And for fun a third classic one without clicks and with the old unit of measurement cm kilopond (600 cmkp is approx. almost 60 Nm) as was common until the 1970s: HAZET 2590 (unbranded version of the Manoskop 72/6 of the company Stahlwille, later HAZET produce its own) regards,
We have a guy comes and calibrates all our work shop and personal tools every six months. According to him Halfords make the best torque wrenches. Better than Snap-on
If its just for weekend mechanics go for Halfords , Sealey , Draper , Teng they are perfectly good and accurate. If its daily use go for Britool or Snap on .
