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Message started by DavidD on 02/17/08 at 18:25:48

Title: Torque wrench recommendations
Post by DavidD on 02/17/08 at 18:25:48

Hi all,
can anybody recommend a good torque wrench? I've got a feeling I'm going to be seeing the top of my piston at some point this spring, but I only have an old beam-type torque wrench. That one's fine for tightening axle nuts, but no where near nice enough to put all those delicate top-end bolts back in properly. ;)

I thought about buying one from Sears, but I looked on the Sears website and saw that several folks were complaining that the Craftsman wrenches were bad about breaking. I checked SnapOn, but at $230 for a "cheap" one, that's a bit of a budget buster for me.

If you can't recommend any, can you at least suggest which ones to avoid?

Thanks,
Dave

Title: Re: Torque wrench recommendations
Post by Max_Morley on 02/17/08 at 19:06:03

Don't get the 1/4" drive one from Harbor Freight as it starts at 20"lb and that is higher than some of the bolts require.

Title: Re: Torque wrench recommendations
Post by thumperclone on 02/17/08 at 19:15:20

craftsman hand tools have life time guaranty..not sears' tools

Title: Re: Torque wrench recommendations
Post by verslagen1 on 02/17/08 at 22:31:35

58746D4A587A6779706C150 wrote:

Don't get the 1/4" drive one from Harbor Freight as it starts at 20"lb and that is higher than some of the bolts require.

20"lbs = 20/12 foot-lbs

That's less than 2 ft-lbs... what takes less than 2 ft-lbs? :-?

Title: Re: Torque wrench recommendations
Post by Gort on 02/17/08 at 22:59:50

Everything I've ever bought from Harbor Freight was cheap junk. Craftsman has a lifetime guarantee and maybe Sears is concerned enough about the reputation of its Craftsman brand not to allow inaccurate junk to be sold. Also there is supposed to be some point where you should have your torque wrench re-calibrated. An Internet info search should explain that somewhere. In any case, do you want to risk busting a bolt or not having it tight enough causing possible loosening or leaks, all because you saved $ on a cheap tool? Remember, you're on a motorcycle and if something comes apart, you might hit the ground.

Title: Re: Torque wrench recommendations
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 02/18/08 at 01:40:46

I had never had a beam type till this one. I think I looked at the torque requirements before I bought it & if I remember right, the torque requirements had a fairly wide range, like a bolt needed between 13 & 22 foot pounds, like that kind of range. So, I decided a beam typw would be fine. The bike isnt like an automatic transmission, it's really pretty crude & easy to work on without setting yourself up for a shafting. I have always been like these other guys, pretty cautious about the tools & such, but I just dont think this bike requires things being all that "spot on" perfect.

Title: Re: Torque wrench recommendations
Post by azjay on 02/18/08 at 05:25:53

i've got a craftsman 3/8" "click stop" torque wrench that starts at 10 ft/lbs and goes up to 100 ft/lbs, and i've got a 1/4" "click stop" that goes up to 140 in/lbs so that there is an over lap in they're capacities. i've had good luck with SK and NAPA tools too. SK are lifetime warranty, NAPA has two lines their better quality is lifetime, their lesser quality is still better than most of harbor freight, although their "PITTSBURG" hand tool line has a lifetime warranty, i dont like the feel of them, so i buy them for cheap spare sets in the cars. i avoid "CREWLINE" brand, available at discount auto parts stores, i get tired of replaceing lifetime junk.

Title: Re: Torque wrench recommendations
Post by vtail on 03/07/08 at 09:25:34

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1183680033 :)

Title: Re: Torque wrench recommendations
Post by rigidchop on 03/07/08 at 14:56:04

i get tired of replacing tools period. i've broken them all. i personally think that craftsman ratchets are junk. i have 2 broken ones right now that i probably only used a total of ten times each. i have 2 torque wrenches that i bought from advance auto, that have worked fine for me. i think that i have had them both for over 5 years. dont waste your money on a name, almost every tool made now has a lifetime warranty.