[s-cars] Source for torque wrench?

[Matt twentyV]

thanks for the heads-up on the warranty Dave.  From my experience with this one I'd prefer not to replace it with another Craftsman anyway.
-Matt


--- On Thu, 7/17/08, davekase at pdqlocks.com <davekase at pdqlocks.com> wrote:

> From: davekase at pdqlocks.com <davekase at pdqlocks.com>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Source for torque wrench?
> To: matt_20v at yahoo.com
> Cc: "Jim Fleischer" <jim at almgt.com>, davekase at pdqlocks.com, s-car-list at audifans.com
> Date: Thursday, July 17, 2008, 8:15 PM
> That's the problem Matt, your t-wrench is not under
> warranty.  I figured
> that the repair bill for my Craftsman would be at least
> $50.  I spent the
> $50 on a used MAC, all metal torque wrench that was
> recently calibrated. 
> I verified the calibration with another, actually
> calibrated torque wrench
> at work and it was perfect.
> Like I mentioned, it wasn't shiny, but it was a good,
> solid, quality tool.
> 
> Kase
> 
> 
> >> I had a Craftsman 1/2" drive torque wrench
> for about
> >> 10 years.  I used it
> >> _very_ lightly and the damn thing fell apart
> anyway.   The
> >> plastic bits
> >> went to shit and the handle split.
> >>
> > Exact same failure with my Crapsman.  The plastic
> locking ring is no
> > longer in this world and the plastic handle is split. 
> I have it held
> > together with duct tape at the moment but this thread
> may inspire me to
> > start searching for a better one before it completely
> dies.  I've even
> > been too lazy to take it back to the Sears 3 miles
> from my house for a
> > free replacement.  It is the only Craftsman tool
> I've ever had a problem
> > with.
> >
> > -Matt
> >
> >
> >
> >