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-...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?m...2F272924810094

[Darren69]

Originally Posted by 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?m...2F272924810094

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]

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

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

Originally Posted by Darren69

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]

Originally Posted by Druid

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]

Originally Posted by Druid

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.



You can find similar here:

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F161945783962