Torque wrench

[jamesd]

Could anyone recommend a decent ideally digital torque wrench?

I am restoring an old land rover in my spare time so am looking for a decent one that will last.

 

Cheers,

 

James.

[Mike Hill]

I have  teng and a Norbar torque

wrenches.

Happy with both,they see a fair bit of use and are over 10 years  old now.

[tree-fancier123]

I've also got some Teng - you will probably want them from 1/4" to 1/2" or 3/4", I didn't bother with digital, the scales are easy and visible. Most have imperial and metric marks. For the 3/4" I risked a second hand unit, got a Gedore, a bit dear new, but a nice tool machined out of a lump of aluminium. For low torques  1/4 through 3/8 drive torque wrenches and half inch for  upto wheel nut size, plus a big 3/4 drive  one to properly torque  hub nuts etc.

If I was doing a frame off restoration one tool I'd like to treat myself to is one of those new fangled Milwaukee ratchets to spin up the hardware, must be great to just press the trigger to do up nuts and bolts in confined spaces

Edited April 17, 2020 by tree-fancier123

[tree-fancier123]

1 hour ago, tree-fancier123 said:

If I was doing a frame off restoration one tool I'd like to treat myself to is one of those new fangled Milwaukee ratchets to spin up the hardware, must be great to just press the trigger to do up nuts and bolts in confined spaces

thinking about this - actually a quality air ratchet may be a better buy, as the impact ones look like they will break most fasteners free too, save needing to reach for 2 tools when undoing stuff (in confined spaces inaccessible with a drill shape impact wrench)

e.g Ingersoll Rand 3/8" dr Hammerhead Impact Composite Air Ratchet 244Nm

Edited April 17, 2020 by tree-fancier123