Looking for an easy, not to big, torque wrench. Just to occasionally check the wheels before big trips. Have seen the below?
Any other recommendations?
Any other recommendations?
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Which torque wrench?
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I have bought THIS one from Amazon, about 5 years ago and I think it is OK for non professional - use, i.e. twice a year for 2-3 cars. The scale in the handle is easily readable and it has already the extension and the 19 and 17 mm sockets included. Mine came also in a hard plastic storage box. Sure there are others like that in the same price bracket. Professional ones cost 3-4 times that much.
It is BIG though, but all of them are, because you need to apply those ~180 nm (i.e. standard T6 steel wheels bolts) somehow.
So, unless you are Hulk , it needs to be long in order to easily generate the necessary torque.
I managed to get a used Norbar Pro 200 15016 off ebay for £56 delivered (on Best Offer)
Nice quality wrench, would recommend if you find a good used one at good price.
Nice quality wrench, would recommend if you find a good used one at good price.
Both good choices by the looks of it. just found this one also.
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I have a halfords Advanced which are purported to be norbar. I need one that goes up to 200 ft/lbs.
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I've acquired 3 of them over the years - a Park Tools 2-14 Nm (important for working on carbon bikes), a Draper 10-80 Nm and a Halfords Advanced 60-300. They all came with calibration certificates when new but the Halfords one also came with the usual Advanced lifetime warranty. The Park and Halfords both look and feel like quality tools as soon as you take them out of their case but neither were particularly cheap. Somebody else might chip in here but i've been told by an expert (a guy who builds racing cars for a living) that a torque wrench is only as good as the way it's treated - don't drop it and wind back to zero when it's stored.
I bought this one from Amazon as it was the cheapest with the best reviews and it works fine. I must admit getting the wheel bolts to the correct torque was an effort so a longer handled version may be better for that.
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Yep, always wind the spring off, after and when not in use.
They tend to be more accurate at the upper end of their range too. Ideally, their maximum measured torque will be 180 Nm or 133 lb/ft, or rounded up to the nearest available maximum (if buying just for wheel bolts).
In aviation, torque wrenches are typically set each time with a calibrated meter. The torque wrenches themselves are also checked annually. This isn't just to check the setting accuracy but they're ability to maintain a repeatable setting. Springs go soft and can drift in use.
It's worth getting them checked once in a while, if not just replaced.
They tend to be more accurate at the upper end of their range too. Ideally, their maximum measured torque will be 180 Nm or 133 lb/ft, or rounded up to the nearest available maximum (if buying just for wheel bolts).
In aviation, torque wrenches are typically set each time with a calibrated meter. The torque wrenches themselves are also checked annually. This isn't just to check the setting accuracy but they're ability to maintain a repeatable setting. Springs go soft and can drift in use.
It's worth getting them checked once in a while, if not just replaced.
Settled on the Wiesemann. Haven’t used it yet.
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