Just bought these last week, and I've already used them several times. Really solid feel and great product so far! Thanks for sharing, Han.

 

That's a really great price. A coworker was just talking to me about needing a torque wrench. He asked me if I had one -- I was going to ask HIM if he had one I could borrow. Thanks for the heads up!

 

Thanks! Think I will order all 3

Just ordered all 3! Surely they will be better quality than my Harbor Freight torque wrench that I just keep set at 82ft-lbs (solely for torquing wheels)

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Thanks! Think I will order all 3

Just ordered all 3! Surely they will be better quality than my Harbor Freight torque wrench that I just keep set at 82ft-lbs (solely for torquing wheels)

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Not sure why or if it's true, but I remember from my bike shop days that you shouldn't keep a torque wrench dialed up like that.

 

I've had a craftsman 1/2" torque wrench for over 8 years. have never torqued anything above 110 lb/ft with it but I did TEST the torque on some lug nuts that appeared to have been torqued to over 300 lb/ft (the wheels had to be cut off the hub on a brand new mini cooper because they were so overtorqued). Anyway, I maxed out the torque wrench and abused it a bit that one time.

Regardless, I store it set to 0 every time and it appears to provide me with consistent and excellent torque in the ~15x a year I use it.

 

Great deal. I got the 1/2 and 3/8! Thank you for posting. Looks like the ol' beam-type that I have will go into reserve status.

 

glad to see one my threads being useful for once haha

 

Just picked up the 2 3/8" drives! :cheers:

 

Please note that neither 3/8" drive is sufficient to torque down the wheels (86lb ft). You'll need the 1/2" for that.

 

Thank you fellow M5board member for helping spend my money. hiha I had no intention of purchasing these as I already have a 3/8 drive torque wrench, but upon clicking the links they were too good to pass up. Thanks you!grrrrrrr seriously.:1:

 

Have the Craftsman 3/8", 1/2" and Gearwrench Digital 1/2". Does it annoy anyone else that there are no Sears stocked 1/4"? I'm yet to decide on which I'll go with (trying to justify the price of a digital).

(3/8" is far too big for most jobs on the motor).

 

Is the 3/8" Craftsman really too big for most jobs on the motor? What jobs can this be used for then (10-75 ft/lb version)

 

I bought the 20 to 150lb 1/2", but I have a feeling it'll be too big physically for most jobs. It'll be great for setting lug nuts though...

 

These are great torque wrenches, I've got one that I've had for 15 years and it still works great. It's important to not bang them around and always dial them back down below the lowest torque setting to prevent them from losing calibration. I did recently buy a used Snap-On electronic Techwrench that is an amazing tool. This thing will do so many things and is super accurate, it will be the only torque wrench that will touch my engine.

 

FYI these don't come with a hard case any more.

If your torque wrench never leaves your toolbox this probably won't matter, but for anyone that hauls tools around it's sort of a dealbreaker.

I'll be swinging by Sears tomorrow to return all of mine. Its too bad, it was a great deal

 

Just got mine in the mail, came with a hardcase :dunno:

Also, shipped for calibration

 

i got mine with the hard cases too...

 

I think Westy meant they don't come in the typical torque wrench cases, which are like a clamshell design with hard plastic on either side....

 

The craftsman wrenches snap pretty deep into the hard plastic cases they come with, but I guess if you're so rough with your tq wrenches that this isn't enough protection I'm sure the full clamshell cases on wrenches 10x the price justify the added expense hiha

 

And yours snaps in fully to the case and doesnt slide out? Mine is completely loose inside the shell, and since the cover is screwed on that's not gonna stick around any more

10x?
These exact wrenches used to come with a hard case

 

Thanks for posting!

 

It's good for plenty of stuff on the motor, but it won't get down to the small stuff too well. Keep in mind the midrange of any tq wrench is the most accurate. I use this wrench for light suspension work, but there are still quite a few fasteners that exceed its range both front and rear. It's a good midrange wrench, but you'll need the other two for the more extreme ends of the spectrum. I do use this one the most though..

 

The screwed on cover really made zero sense to me. I wonder what sort of economic logic went into the use of actual wood screws to secure the flimsy clear plastic cover onto the black plastic case? Very odd.

 

Yeah, all 3 of mine stay pretty well locked in. If I dropped it while it was in the case it it would probably come out, but they definitely don't free float in there. I would be a little disappointed too if mine were like that.

 

I purchased both the torque wrenches a few years with rao & lugnuts when we went to sears for a tool. It was the same price.

I just came across this deal.
I believe I purchased the same tool set for over $100 over two years ..

Sears.com

 

Oh my...it's 30 minutes later and my wallet is lighter. That was not part of the plan - but I have tools!! And of course I ended up placing two orders since I was in such a rush for the first one, and then kept adding stuff to get free shipping. I do have free will, no?

 

happens all the time to me too haha

 

So how much was this "sale" for? The site says $69.99, is that the discount everyone got?

 

It was on sale for $39.99