Torque Wrench for Car repairs

[zhelevn]

Heya,

Last year I killed my torque wrench during my car's last DIY service/repair. I need some suggestions on a new one that won't break the bank, but would be decent as a tool to use that once or twice a year.

Needed for car work such as: spark plug, intake manifold bolts, aux belt bolts etc.
I think my last one was maybe 50-200 Nm range, which covered most sump plugs and wheel nuts, but maybe better to get one for lower torque spec stuff and another for larger bolts?

Kind Regards,
Nikolay

 

[Blister]

Cheap does not last quality does
I have 2 Snap On units that could be available .

 

[Katomi woodsmith]

Pm me, I have one here that you can have in exchange for a bowl blank

 

[Sideways]

Torque wrenches pop up on ebay regularly. Including MOD surplus some of which look little used. MOD won't buy rubbish and some of the tools they buy are very good indeed.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

How did you kill the old one? Undoing seized bolts?

 

[zhelevn]

How did you kill the old one? Undoing seized bolts?

No no of course not

Yes, it was the longest bar I had at the time. Now I have a 60 cm bar for stuff like that, but lesson learnt.

 

[zhelevn]

Cheap does not last quality does
I have 2 Snap On units that could be available .

Thanks details? Feel free to PM me.

 

[Agent_zed]

I had a cheap torque wrench that broke, so I welded the ratchet part solid and now use it as a breaker bar.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

No no of course not

Yes, it was the longest bar I had at the time. Now I have a 60 cm bar for stuff like that, but lesson learnt.

Strangely enough I bought a two foot breaker bar a few months ago because it was a decent brand and cheap. I thought it might come in handy. Its first outing was to get the insert out of a bath tap. A 15" Bahco on the tap, the breaker on the insert.

 

[zhelevn]

I had a cheap torque wrench that broke, so I welded the ratchet part solid and now use it as a breaker bar.

That's a good idea. I mean, I've not taken it apart, maybe there's a part I can either fix or replace.

Strangely enough I bought a two foot breaker bar a few months ago because it was a decent brand and cheap. I thought it might come in handy. Its first outing was to get the insert out of a bath tap. A 15" Bahco on the tap, the breaker on the insert.

It's one of those things where once you buy it, you wish you had it since birth. Just makes light work of all those times I've huffed and puffed and fireman hosed a bolt with WD40.

 

[paulrbarnard]

That's a good idea. I mean, I've not taken it apart, maybe there's a part I can either fix or replace.

It's one of those things where once you buy it, you wish you had it since birth. Just makes light work of all those times I've huffed and puffed and fireman hosed a bolt with WD40.

I bought a landrover then a couple of days later bought a BIG breaker bar. Yes the two purchases were related

 

[Blister]

Thanks details? Feel free to PM me.

I thought you were offered a free one ?