I recently had to replace the beam style torque wrench I bought from Sears
probably 20 years ago. I returned to Sears for a replacement since it had a
lifetime warranty on it. A salesperson tried to get me to take a 3/8 drive
bottom of the line unit to replace my 1/2 drive original. When I complained
to the manager, he said she was mistaken and that I could have the 1/2
drive unit straight across. I also asked if I could upgrade to a click
style model and pay the difference and he said that would be fine too. He
told me that the dials on the micrometer style wrenches would break after
a while, and discouraged me from upgrading though(??) The current ones have
only a one year warranty.
Gerard
At 7:36 AM -0400 10/15/00, LBCarNut wrote:
>Bill,
> The click type torque wrenches are much easier to use than the beam
>type. The beam type has a pointer and a scale and you read the torque on
>the pointer. The click type lets you set the torque by turning a collar
>or knob on it, and when the specified torque has been reached you will
>hear and feel a click. From what I have heard the click type should
>always be stored with the torque set to the minimum. You should avoid
>using a torque wrench to loosen fasteners.
>
>Peter Samaroo
>Charlotte NC
>59 Bugeye
>59 100-6
>71 Midget
>
>Bill Mantz wrote:
>>
>> How about a recommendation on a good torque wrench? I have seen a price
>> span of 9.95 at Autozone for a Tiawan model to 89.95 at Sears for a
>> craftsman. Is there that much differance in accuracy among them? What
>> features should you look for? What would you recommend?
>>
>> Bill Mantz
>> Roanoke, Va.
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