Torque wrench recommended.

[Darren69]

Hi, I'm looking for recommendations for a small 3/4 torque wrench for general use that will supplement my big 1/2 inch drive one that I use for wheel nuts and big high torque stuff etc. It doesn't have to be mega accurate just an analogue spring type and it shouldn''t break the back either, but that won't take much tbh atm.

I'm not sure on budget yet but any suggestions or what to avoid or any ebay bargains to consider are welcome?

Thanks

[Ron1000]

3/4? That’s fairly massive. I use a sealey one for 3/8 And also 1/4…no the best in the world but certainly good enough for the home spannerer.

I have a 1/4 wera one for work stuff and they are very well made. Circa £80 for one tho.

[damien666]

I’ve had the Halfords 3/8 and 1/2” for a few years. Spot on. Made by Norbar i believe.

[slob]

check out britool too

[Ron1000]

Britool expert are made by facom now…I’ve got some of the facom 440 range spanners, very nice they are.

[Luddite]

If you mean 3/8, Darren, then I can recommend Halfords' own 8-60Nm wrench, which covers 90% of my needs. It's not produced anymore but this is the current equivalent (12-60Nm):

https://www.halfords.com/tools/hand-tools/spanners-and-wrenches/halfords-advanced-torque-wrench-model-60-488695.html

[Flip]

I’ve had one of these (and it’s bigger 1/2” brother) for years now and it’s been great. I’ve taken it into work and checked it on our calibration meters and it’s always been spot on. Just remember to back it back to zero when you put it away after use.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F 272924810094

[Darren69]

Yea, doh! I meant 3/8 not 3/4 as that is even bigger and I don't have sockets that big! :)

[Ron1000]

I recently bought a 1000mm 3/4 breaker bar……t’is very big :)

[Darren69]

Is that for undoing your rear wheel nut with? :)

[Ron1000]

Lololol. That is exactly it’s one and only job.

I tried a 600mm 1/2 and it doesn’t have the oompf.

My mate tried a 400nm loosening torque Milwaukee impact gun and it couldn’t do it…to the point he was convinced it was cross threaded. He then subsequently got it off with a 3/4 mac tools bar and Cheater bar.

Another one of my mates has a very heavy duty snap on gun and that took it off easily.

So I figured my options were very expensive snap on gun or cheaper 3/4 breaker bar.

Anybody in central Scotland I’m happy to let them borrow it…I know how much of a pain in the arse it is to do.

Also…sorry for thread hijack.

[rac3r]

Are the silverline ones any good?

[Luddite]

My mate tried a 400nm loosening torque Milwaukee impact gun and it couldn’t do it…to the point he was convinced it was cross threaded. He then subsequently got it off with a 3/4 mac tools bar and Cheater bar.

Another one of my mates has a very heavy duty snap on gun and that took it off easily.

I'm surprised the Milwaukee gun struggled, Ron. My basic Machine Mart cordless is only rated at 220Nm but works a treat for me. (I always put Moly grease on the threads and under the nut as per the manual, which might help.)

[damien666]

I'm surprised the Milwaukee gun struggled, Ron. My basic Machine Mart cordless is only rated at 220Nm but works a treat for me. (I always put Moly grease on the threads and under the nut as per the manual, which might help.)

Yeah, something amiss there. My 28 year old Taskmaster air gun does it no problem with a smallish Lidl compressor. Same with the flywheel nut.

[Ron1000]

I eventually got it off and there was no damage or anything so no harm no foul. Only thing I can think of is that I had the rear tyre done so I wonder if the guy gunned it on…would be weird tho…the guy has done bikes for me for 15 years and no issues.

[Druid]

Another vote for Halfords Pro/Advanced tools, they're well made and come with a lifetime guarantee

Yea, doh! I meant 3/8 not 3/4 as that is even bigger and I don't have sockets that big! :)

How do you get your rear wheel nut off?

[Darren69]

I’ve had one of these (and it’s bigger 1/2” brother) for years now and it’s been great. I’ve taken it into work and checked it on our calibration meters and it’s always been spot on. Just remember to back it back to zero when you put it away after use.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F 272924810094

Thanks all, this is looking the most likely candidate, about the right sort of money for how often it will be used, plus I need a socket adapter with some hex bits as well.

[Darren69]

Another vote for Halfords Pro/Advanced tools, they're well made and come with a lifetime guarantee



How do you get your rear wheel nut off?

On my 748 I used a breaker bar and a length of gas pipe/scaffold pole.

[Flip]

I’ll give another thumbs up for Halfords Professional range although since they changed from that to ‘Advanced’ I think the quality is not quite as good but it’s still covered with their lifetime guarantee and the only thing I’ve managed to mangle was a 7mm spanner which wasn’t really being used for its intended purpose (getting a bit more leverage on an Allen key).

I also love Britool stuff and regularly use some spanners I was bought for my sixteenth birthday, making them over thirty five years old!

[Darkness]

How do you get your rear wheel nut off?

A compressed air, 18volt or mains impact gun is often successful with less fuss than a scaffold tube on a breaker bar.

[Flip]

I agree with Darkness- I bought this a couple of years ago off eBay for about £40 when I changed my clutch basket.

At a claimed 450Nm it’s not very subtle but it does seem to shift stubbornly tight fixings- I certainly wouldn’t use it to do them up though so you’d still need a suitable torque wrench for reassembly.

https://i.postimg.cc/sXSvkfgK/IMG_4164.jpg (https://postimg.cc/ftzzXNX0)

You can find similar here:

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F 161945783962

[BigOz]

I have Beta 606/6 for my midrange torque wrench 8-60NM, my larger one is Halfords Professional and they look remarkably similar, I'd put money on them being made by the same company.

[jerry]

I have an old Clarke mains 450nm in UK and a main 350nm Hyundai gun in Thailand both less than £60 when i bought them very useful tools for cars and ducati clutch and alterbator nuts

[Druid]

On my 748 I used a breaker bar and a length of gas pipe/scaffold pole.

A compressed air, 18volt or mains impact gun is often successful with less fuss than a scaffold tube on a breaker bar.

My question was a reference to Darren's post about not having 3/4 sockets. Perhaps I should have used a smiley ;)

[Darren69]

I've ordered the Draper 34570, so will find out next week.

[bigredduke]

Halfords torque wrenches are made by Norbar
https://www.norbar.com/

Interesting review here from AutoExpress magazine:
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accessories-tyres/84791/best-torque-wrenches-2020

[Darren69]

I've ordered the Draper 34570, so will find out next week.

Turned up today, looks good for the money and calibrated too; in the middle of the range at 20% load, and within +/- 4% overall so I think good enough for the type of use it will get.

[damien666]

In case anyone is still after a torque wrench, i spotted this at a decent price,
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Top-Price-Norbar-TTi50-Torque-Wrench-1-2in-Sq-Drive-/224006771923