What torque wrench to use

[ach60]

OK have a few old Craftsman Torque wrenches, one that turned out to be a POS.
Looking at new torque wrench, but I'd like to know the Torque Wrench ranges you guys have for engine assembly.
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Al

[tmcdade]

I bought this one last year when I was planning on doing my build myself - ended up having someone else do it, but it's a top quality wrench, IMO
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002LA19P2/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00

Some people prefer a beam style wrench, and say they're more accurate or hold calibration better - idk, I'll let them debate about that. For the gland nut and things above 100 ft/lbs, you can use a torque multiplier available at most VW shops
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Travis
1972 Super Beetle
1907cc

[bsairhead]

Except for the gland nut, the highest torque value is 43 pounds on the engine. Most are in the teens and twenty's. A 0 to 50 would be a better choice than a 10 to 100.

[HRVW]

Snap On clicker......will last a lifetime and Warranty.

[slalombuggy]

My Snap-on torque wrench is 25 years old and still going strong. I get it checked every year for calibration. Mine is a clicker type 5-75ft/lbs. Buy once, cry once and never have to guess if your tool is correct.

Get one where the middle of the torque range is where you'll be using it most. At the bottom or top of their ranges they are a little bit less accurate.
brad

[Glenn]

Torque wrenches are less accurate at the extremes so i have 3.
1/2" 25-250 ft-lbs KD
3/8" 10-100 ft-lbs SK
1/4" 10-100 in-lbs SK
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I stopped using clicker wrenches and not only use the beam/pointer type.
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[JabaDubRider]

I use this one for heavy Stuff!

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&t...ir=catalog

And This one for small stuff like engine building!

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&t...ir=catalog
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[JoeD]

Got me. I asked and I was told but I didnt understand.
But they do. We had ones off by 30%.

[bsairhead]

This post had me looking on flebay. Just bought a Tohnichi 460 F-N 1/2 drive. Don't know if it's calibrated but it is a very well made tool.

[modok]

If it's calibrated then it is good.

I have seen craftsman off by 15 pounds, but all it needed was adjustment. If you can't figure out how to adjust them then you can just make a chart that tells you what to set it at for the torque you need.
THe only one I ever saw that was complete garbage was one from autozone where I think the chinese messed up converting foot pounds to newton meters. The handle only had 8 lines on it? the marks on the wrench did not line up with the handle!

You can rig up a system to calibrate a torque wrench yourself fairly easily, depending on what you have on hand. At a minimum you'd need a tape measure and a bucket and a measuring cup

Once you have just ONE good torque wrench you can calibrate all the others, just hook them together with a socket!

[kielbasa]

My matco 3/8 10-100lbs works bitchen. What's more amazing is my harbor freight ones seem to work just as well. When my matco was brand new i tested the harbor frieght ones against it... acurrate to atleast a few lbs.
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[SamT]

Wife bought me a snap on 3/8 some years ago at a pawn shop. I have a harbor freight one I loan out, I never get any complaints.

[Altema]

[Islandman]

Ooh, don't forget the mighty Ungawa. Instant one handed torque to 350 with a clunk instead of a click when achieved. LOL!

Snap-On 3/4 in drive 100-600 ft lbs:

[Glenn]

Only problem is the max torque is 30mkg (217ft-lbs). So if you plan on exceeding the factory torque spec for the gland nut, you'll need a bigger wrench.
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[modok]

Not zero'd
needs calibration