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Re: Harbor Freight Torque wrenches for LBC

To: Don Malling <dmallin@attglobal.net>,
Subject: Re: Harbor Freight Torque wrenches for LBC
From: Ralph Forsythe <rf-list@centerone.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 00:38:06 -0600
I guess you gotta ask yourself, what is the proper value of torque worth to 
you?  In the case of engine work getting the right value across the board 
is critical if you don't want it leaking all over the place, so for me I 
don't mess around and spent the bucks for some decent Craftsman torque 
wrenches; I'd buy Snap-On if I could afford them.

It's your call, but you do get what you pay for after all, this may be one 
of those things where you want to get quality tools.

-rf

At 12:00 AM 7/30/2003 -0400, Don Malling wrote:

>Are these Harbor Freight Torque wrenches of sufficient quality for use on 
>my LBC's -- accuracy etc. Most of the torque specifications in Bentley 
>TR250 are under 80 ft-lbs, and a few are 120.
>
>I guess I'm mostly concerned about quality and accuracy. They won't be 
>used a great deal.
>
>+/- 4% seems good enough, compared to the rather wide torque ranges 
>specified in Bentley.
>
>http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=239
>http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=807
>
>Hmmm... one was on sale for about $6.00 yesterday. I guess they change the 
>sales frequently.
>
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>Don Malling

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