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[Screamin]

Mrs. Clause is asking and I need to be pretty specific. Looking for a Torque Wrench. I've got the basic bar type but it's difficult to read at certain angles. Thinking about an electric T.W. w/ a 3/8" drive which measures ft./lbs. Accuracy and ease of use are important as is reasonable $$. Any recommendations are appreciated.

[cvobiker]

I have all three of these.. Same Tool as Snap On at half the cost... Snap On owns this company   Note: you might get a notice site unsafe, please ignore,, the site is safe. 

www.bluetools.com/Torque-Tools-Torq-Wrenches-Electronic-Computorq3/c89_83_87/index.html

[Talon]

I like the click type, no batteries, don't need to see the gauge, just wait for the click. I think a good click wrench is pretty accurate as long as you don't pull to fast.

Craig

[VRODDAVE]

I have all three of these.. Same Tool as Snap On at half the cost... Snap On owns this company   Note: you might get a notice site unsafe, please ignore,, the site is safe.  

www.bluetools.com/Torque-Tools-Torq-Wrenches-Electronic-Computorq3/c89_83_87/index.html

I have both snap on and the computorq   1/4  and 3/8 inch drive.     I second CVObiker's  recomendations.

I am just waiting for a need to purchase the 1/2 inch drive

Dave.

[Twolanerider]

Couple things to think about before Mrs Clause goes shopping.  Not all torque wrenches measure when pulling counterclockwise.  So you're out of luck on the left handed threads on the clutch and sprocket nuts.  Also a 3/8" drive wrench is also going to be a shorter wrench.  And you want a fair bit of mechanical advantage when pulling an axle nut one handed while holding the axle itself with the other hand to keep it from moving.  Or when seeing just how much your rear end can pucker when pulling on a compensator nut.  So maybe a longer 1/2" wrench is a better option.

Three years or so ago I was given a Sear/Craftsman digital 1/2" drive wrench.  It measures for both right and left handed thread.  It has a decently long handle too.  But not so long you can't swing in the places you need too.  It was pricey though.  The sticker on the box said it was (then) $220.  Just another option to consider.  In my use, however, it's been a pretty regularly used and very good tool.

[hdbrad03]

You will need a good Torque Wrench that is in inch/lbs because most motor work is done in inch/lbs.


 

     Brad

[Rooster]

You will need a good Torque Wrench that is in inch/lbs because most motor work is done in inch/lbs.


 

     Brad

Craftsman has one about $75 last time I looked

[Talon]

You will need a good Torque Wrench that is in inch/lbs because most motor work is done in inch/lbs.


 

     Brad

Need both, inch and foot pounds! 

[SteveFLHTK]

12"/LB=1'/LB  easy enough to do the conversion.  However, even good torque wrenches are only accurate from 20-80% of full scale, with lesser accuracy from 10-90%.  Don't use them past these points, so keep that in mind when purchasing them.

In addition, you might want to think about having them calibrated on occasion.  To that end, a snap-on, while expensive, might be a better choice as they carry the calibration transducers on the trucks.  Cost to calibrate might be $35 each.

[cvobiker]

Couple things to think about before Mrs Clause goes shopping.  Not all torque wrenches measure when pulling counterclockwise.  So you're out of luck on the left handed threads on the clutch and sprocket nuts.  Also a 3/8" drive wrench is also going to be a shorter wrench.  And you want a fair bit of mechanical advantage when pulling an axle nut one handed while holding the axle itself with the other hand to keep it from moving.  Or when seeing just how much your rear end can pucker when pulling on a compensator nut.  So maybe a longer 1/2" wrench is a better option.

Three years or so ago I was given a Sear/Craftsman digital 1/2" drive wrench.  It measures for both right and left handed thread.  It has a decently long handle too.  But not so long you can't swing in the places you need too.  It was pricey though.  The sticker on the box said it was (then) $220.  Just another option to consider.  In my use, however, it's been a pretty regularly used and very good tool.

If i were in the market for an Electronic Torque Wrench, and i was at one time,, i would stay a mile away from the Craftsman electronic wrench.. easy enough to read the reviews (Google them) and i think you'll understand  ... And I've never puckered pulling a compensator nut,,, i just pull out the 'Big Daddy' 

[Twolanerider]

If i were in the market for an Electronic Torque Wrench, and i was at one time,, i would stay a mile away from the Craftsman electronic wrench.. easy enough to read the reviews (Google them) and i think you'll understand   ... And I've never puckered pulling a compensator nut,,, i just pull out the 'Big Daddy'  

Mine was a gift.  So staying away from it not an option.  Fortunately this one has held up in moderate service so far.  Happen to check its calibration again just a couple weeks ago.  Has always been spot on.  Might crap out tomorrow.  But at least this one has been good so far.

Latest cool thing I've seen is a combination torque wrench and angle gauge.  For fasteners (like first generation Twin Cam comp nuts) that spec a torque plus some amount of further rotation.  

GearWrench and others have digital wrenches out now that measure both.  Totally unnecessary of course.  It's not like you can't accomplish the same thing with a magic marker at the cheap end or a normal cheap angle gauge.  But it's tool-cool...

[AXIL]

  the one i use the most(every day) is snap on 3/8 drive,flex head,ft.lbs. third one from the left. 5lbs-75lbs