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I don't often use a torque wrench but i'm going to be taking the injectors out next week and looking at buying one.
The injectors are torqued to 90nm, but what's the difference between wrenches?
Ideally, wanting to spend as little as possible..
seen this one: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Silverline-1- ... 2c62139008
and this one: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hyperion-1-2- ... 3a716bfdf3
which are a nice price
then a draper piece, which is a bit more?: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Draper-1-2-Dr ... 20c521aff3
any more suggestions?
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I will be interested in this too. Want one for when I rebuild the too end of my engine
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First one doesn't really go low enough
The second doesn't go high enough
The third goes high enough maybe not quite low enough but probably offered the best bet
As for build quality I wouldn't know as I've never used 2/3 of them but draper I've not had a problem with
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to be fair, all i'd be torque'ing up is wheel bolts and injectors, i dont really torque anything else, and both of those are 90/99nm
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Would also be interested in this, need to add it to my collection of "what if" tools. :S
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Silverline one has a guarantee, only thing between them tbh. All budget makes, so i'm guessing performance will be similar, although i've never heard of hyperion so i'd avoid them personally.
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One of the stages of head studs are 20nm? Might be useful
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4WayDiablo Wrote:One of the stages of head studs are 20nm? Might be useful
but from what i've found there is no extended torque wrench which goes to 20nm, and max at to at least, 120nm
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Really you need 2 torque wrenches, one for less than 30nm and one for the big jobs.
Mine came from Lidl dead cheap and appears to be accurate.
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Dum-Dum Wrote:Really you need 2 torque wrenches, one for less than 30nm and one for the big jobs.
Mine came from Lidl dead cheap and appears to be accurate.
this is what i was thinking.
For now, i need the mid range torque settings, 90/99nm settings, then if i ever come to doing head bolts, get another, smaller wrench.
Chris, any advise on the top wrenches? cheapies work just as well as expensive?
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As above, big ones are inaccurate on the little stuff and vice versa, so may as well get two if you're going to be using them often.
And you usually get what you pay for, but it's not often you'll be torquing something that'll make a big difference if you're 10% out.
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IIRC when PPC did a test on them about a year ago they were all much of a muchness, just the more expensive ones had a little better range. Even the cheapies were within a reasonable degree of accuracy.
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Do you have a halfords trade card? Think the mid size one is roughly 40quid with trade.
Maybe a bit more than you want to spend but the do have a lifetime garantee.
I have the biggest one (50 on trade) and it seems well built, easy to use and accurate. Mines for hub nuts and caliper bolts mainly. But thinking of getting a smaller one if I attempt the clutch change on the golf.
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think im going to buy this one
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SEALEY-AK624- ... 2ebc1b7557
already calibrated for decent accuracy.
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Is that a range of 27.1-203? If so I'll get myself one of them
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yep, not quite low enough for head bolts, but smaller wrenches would be used anywho.
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Sweet may pick myself up one on payday, and get a smaller one for the head bolts
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