Anyone tried ~$20 1/2" torque wrench from ebay?
01-02-2003, 09:07 PM
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Anyone tried ~$20 1/2" torque wrench from ebay?
There's a bunch of 1/2" click type torque wrenches on ebay for $15-25. I'm looking for one to use occasionally (1-2x per year??) and I don't want to invest the $70+ that I see for most torque wrenches. Wondering if these are any good.
01-03-2003, 06:07 AM
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I use the $20 Pittsburg model - which is the same as the $29 one from TireRack...
...works fine for me, because I primarily use it to torque my wheel bolts. If someone walks off with it at the track, I wont be crying the blues either. I've used it on the suspension and spark plugs too.
You can easily spend $100 on a higher quality wrench, but thats probably a waste if youre only using it 1-2x per year (for wheel bolts?)
Thats my two cents.<ul><li><a href="http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=239">Pittsburg 1/2" torque wrench</a></li></ul>
You can easily spend $100 on a higher quality wrench, but thats probably a waste if youre only using it 1-2x per year (for wheel bolts?)
Thats my two cents.<ul><li><a href="http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=239">Pittsburg 1/2" torque wrench</a></li></ul>
01-03-2003, 06:20 AM
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My friend gave me his old Sears, nice tool! Used it for the wheels, brake job etc. and,
lifetime warranty... For what I do on my cars this is totally ok.
Snap-On would be nice but.....
Snap-On would be nice but.....
01-03-2003, 09:55 AM
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Re: In short - No. They are crap. U need to spend $ for quality tools. Get Snap-on. Awesome Tools
My buddy had two expensive wrenches. Both are broken. I have the "cheap", as you call it, tool and it's still going strong. I've seen enough expensive tools broken. At this point I'd look for the cheapest tool with a warranty if I needed tools.
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01-03-2003, 10:02 AM
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Are you sure about the warranty. Usually tq wrenches are not covered for lifetime...
At the sears site they range from 2 years to 90 days. Tq wrenches are notorious for going crap after a few years.
01-03-2003, 10:24 AM
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it says lifetime
<ul><li><a href="http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=239">http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=239</a</li></ul>