What brand torque wrench is good quality but not too pricey? To work on a quad can you have just one or will I need several different torque wrenches? I just looked at some on epinions.com and man they are expensive!

 

I have a Craftsman, it has the adjustment dial at the bottom for N*m and for ft*lb measurements. It is a 3/8 drive, and it measures from 4-80 N*m, I think. It is really nice since that is where the majority of your bolts fall into. I got it for $80 or so. I will check on the model in a few, and will reply.

 

Mmmmkay, here's what we have:
Craftsman Digitork- model # 44596 (3/8) or for 1/2, 44597
44596: capacity- 5-110 N*m or 5-80 ft-lbs at 1 N*m increments
44597: capacity- 35-340 N*m or 25-250 ft-lbs at 2 N*m increments.
I am quite happy with it, and use it frequently. A good buy at about $80.

 

I bought two decent torque wrenches recently at Harbor Frieght...an In/lbs and a Ft/lbs...I don't remember what the specs are on each but I got them both for less than $50 and they seem to be doing the job since I don't wrench for a living I suppose they'll hold up just fine. They are pretty cool...they "click" or "break over" when you reach the specified torque instead of having a bar pointer so I think they're more accurate...

 

im using a friends mac torque wrech, im sure its not cheap but i didnt have to pay for it, i might run down to Harbor Frieght and pick myself up one, if you dont get two (one in ft/lb and one in in/lb) you will have to do the math to get the right torque

 

S&K makes a great one thats about a hundred bucks....

 

Thanks for the replies and suggestions.
Guess I'll be getting 2! lol

 

Armstrong [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] a little over $100