[s-cars] Torque wrenches, WAS floor jacks

[Matthew Russell]

On Monday, March 13, 2006, at 12:29  PM, Alex wrote:

>
> Along with the floor jack recommendations, does anyone have any 
> particular recs for a decent torque wrench? Generally I buy Craftsman 
> tools but it's not carved in stone, especially since I heard that 
> Sears excludes torque wrenches from it's tool return policy.
>

Alex - as a technician, i have access to "the tool truck" and with that 
in mind, i use the 3/8 digital torque wrench by Snap-On.  Most of the 
"clicker" style torque wrenches are made by only 1 or 2 companies and 
have different names and handle type/colors but are all about the same. 
  Don't be afraid to go with a Craftsman as it's cheap and if you're not 
using it 50+ times a day (like me) then you won't have any problems.  
all wrenches should be calibrated every 1-2 years anyway to maintain 
accuracy, more often if you're klutzy...

Remember to buy the appropriate size and range that you need.  No 
torque wrench is accurate at the extreme side of their ranges, so don't 
use a 3/8 wrench that starts at 5 ft lbs to torque a fastener that 
requires 7.2 ft lbs.

HTH,
-Matt, co
92 s4