Torque wrench recommendations

[alexthecheese]

Seeing as I'm doing more and more work myself, I need to invest in a torque wrench do my maintenance properly.

I've seen the Halfords Torque wrench come highly recommended from a number of places, but the nm range is 40-200. High enough, but not low enough. It is only £50 though, so still very tempting.

Does anybody have any recommendations on a suitable torque wrench that would span a greater range?

 

[Invertigo]

Slightly off topic, but the Halfords one shows up on the website at £70? I'm curious too, as I could use one myself

 

[Sin_Chase]

Halfords do a lower range wrench also. I have it

 

[Stu_Allcott]

if your thinking of doing a lot of work go for snap on tools, they have a lifetime warrenty and if you break it and call up they guarentee a replacement within 24 hours

 

[Firestar_3x]

Limited to no advantage over the Halfords pro range for the home DIY mechanic.

 

[Sp00n]

The warranty might not save you anyway, they don't normally cover moving parts or at least that's what I have experienced with my kit.

 

[Sin_Chase]

if your thinking of doing a lot of work go for snap on tools, they have a lifetime warrenty and if you break it and call up they guarentee a replacement within 24 hours

As great as SnapOn tools are they are not for the price concious home mechanic.

As a professional who needed his tools for his trade I would definitely be looking at SnapOn but not outside of that.

 

[Biohazard]

i have both big and small halfords, they are pretty good no problems so far.

 

[[Olly]]

Any of the "Halfords Pro" stuff is decent enough, either that or Draper.

 

[SoliD]

Got the halfords one here, got it with the trade card, but its a good piece of kit.

 

[ShakenNstirred]

got a Draper one here
had it 25 years

which ever one you do get, always remember to set it back to 0 once you have used it.
it will give you many years of good service then

 

[dalin80]

if your thinking of doing a lot of work go for snap on tools, they have a lifetime warrenty and if you break it and call up they guarentee a replacement within 24 hours

Not all the tools are lifetime and the delivery guarantee only applies in some circumstance, plus a snap on torque wrench is probably going to be about £1.5 trillion

 

[Sin_Chase]

a snap on torque wrench is probably going to be about £1.5 trillion

Without attachments

 

[2Thumbs]

Teng do a 20-200nm for about £60.

Or you could get a screw-fix own brand cheapy for £17 and see how long it lasts.

 

[Shimmy]

I picked up the Halfords Professional 8-60nm Torque Wrench today, very nice bit of kit.

Only cost me £39.99 too (normally £69.99) as I used the trade card which I blagged last year.

 

[Matt82]

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/t...ue-tools/torque-wrenches/?SEASTW1011&0&t5_334

that from euro car pats

 

[Jamous]

I've got a Britool and a Draper, both been very good thought the Britool is def better quality.
For home use Draper or slightly better Sealey would do fine.