06-08-2020, 10:13 AM | #11 |
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A second vote for Tekton... I'm not a heavy user (three cars x 4 wheel swaps x 2 a year x five years now?) plus other occasional use (e.g. motorcycle handlebar or headbolts or exhaust swaps). It's been great, but I have no reference point. Somehow, I think Alan will go for something heavier duty... It's top torque is something like 160ft-lb, but I doubt I'd use it for anything beyond the Porsche 120-130ft-lbs or whatever they are (I look it up every time). BMW, Audi/VW are all 90 to 100ft-lbs.
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06-08-2020, 10:25 AM | #12 | |
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But the issue with those tools is that they tend to be short, like my original Craftsman. I like my tool's longer length because it's a piece of cake to generate that torque and also usually comfortably clears the wheel and body work. |
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06-08-2020, 11:09 AM | #13 | |
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If I only used a torque wrench for wheels, I could see going bigger, but a longer one would be unwieldy/worse for my motorcycle use case. I also have one for bicycle bolts that I keep braking. Rav-X? Up to 15Nm. My heavy hands have done a lot of damage to brake lever casings, but fortunately I haven't cracked a frame or an irreplaceable campagnolo bolt. I generally set to 4 or 5Nm for most things and rarely to 8-10 or also occasionally to 2 for tiny ones. Last edited by equ; 06-08-2020 at 11:19 AM. |
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06-08-2020, 11:57 AM | #15 | |
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The lower range Tekton is 10-150 ft-lbs. With most cars speced somewhere between 85-110 ft-lbs, it should be fine. The Camaro (like most GM trucks) is 140 and I have a (perhaps silly?) reluctance to use tools near the ends of their range when there's a reasonable alternative.
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06-08-2020, 05:45 PM | #16 | |
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06-08-2020, 05:54 PM | #17 |
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Not sure, but the flexible head is a nice feature in my mind; lets you clear deep offset wheels or wide fenders without having to use a really long extension on the socket. It's not so flexible that it bends without you intentionally making use of it.
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06-08-2020, 06:05 PM | #18 |
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06-08-2020, 08:52 PM | #19 |
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Great point, I didn’t think of that, thanks I ordered it !!
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06-13-2020, 02:37 PM | #20 |
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Ok so I got the torque wrench and I do think this thing must be great but the weight of it is on the heavy side.
Don’t get me wrong I am thankful for the suggestion but I get really worn out when I change the wheels ... lifting these ridiculously huge wheels and unstacking one set and re-stacking the set coming off the car it tires me out. Is there a good torque wrench out there that is not *that* heavy ? I think i’ll keep this one too but damn I must be getting old ... I need the light weight version |
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