Torque wrench?

[mugen_ctr]

Hey guys, ive decided to go all out on replacing my Input shaft bearing which means tearing down the gear box and installing a new clutch at the same time, so this means serious business an no short cuts or guessing....

Im looking at buying one, as in the future i also plan on doing a engine rebuild so i think its a worth while investment of 100 bucks.

Looking on ebay atm, which is best bang for buck? not looking to spend no more than 100 bucks, cheers guys

[na-118]

buy any torque wrench,,, whether its 3/8 or 1'2 inch,,

it all should come with calibration test paper,
once in a while get it checked and recalibrated if necessary ,

i've been using 20 dollar torque wrench from alsi for the last year,, and i have checked calibration on it 3 times at work, and has been spot on

hope that helps, but if you wana spend 100 you're more then welcome to majority of tools carry lifetime warranty these days

[mugen_ctr]

cheers man, just what i wanted to hear, but now that u mention, maybe 100 is too excessive lol... since ill prbs use it once or twice in a year

[na-118]

it's something good to have,,

i do plenty of headgasket, engine work , compressor etc which require torquing to manufactureres specs,,

but yeah,, no need to fork out shit loads when you won't even use it often,,

[whitecomet07]

buy some good quality ones. that would probably be one of the most important tools you wouldnt want it to go wrong.

[na-118]

wouldn't say the most important,

if you know the feel,, which takes years and experience no need for torque wrench

[whitecomet07]

yeah but if you anal like me. i would like to torque everything up to factory spec. just see the number makes me feel the job is done right. i dont like room for human error :) but yeah personal preference.

[dougie_504]

I've got a Sidchrome one. Gets the job done well. Don't think they're too expensive bro.

[Bludger]

I've got a Sidchrome one. Gets the job done well. Don't think they're too expensive bro.
Really, I don't even have one...lol

just borrow it....

would be nice to own a sidchrome


If i had one of those, I would be torquing up every bolt with it

lmzo

[dc2r-0636]

I'd love a sidchrome torque wrench lol, I use my mates kinchrome one, gets the job done.

[dougie_504]

Friend bought it for me for my 21st.

You don't really need it. Just need to know in your mind that it's not too tight. Usually 1/4-1/2 turn after it starts to grip properly. But it's useful when you want to be precise with things like axle nuts lol. Otherwise I never use it for much other stuff like suspension etc, only because it gives me good leverage.

[mugen_ctr]

cheers guys for the input :D