What size torque wrench do people recommend?

[Dr Strangeglove]

What size torque wrench do people recommend? This will be the length and the rating as I suspect you will need different ones for different areas?

If you could say why you need each one that would be good as I am looking at what I need for the first jobs (swivel housing and brake callipers)

Many thanks

Mick

 

[Turboman]

What size torque wrench do people recommend? This will be the length and the rating as I suspect you will need different ones for different areas?

If you could say why you need each one that would be good as I am looking at what I need for the first jobs (swivel housing and brake callipers)

Many thanks

Mick

I only have one, about 2 foot long. I only ever use them for head bolts and engine internals.

 

[Dr Strangeglove]

So you don't use it for the bolts generally on all the hub and swivel items?

 

[Turboman]

So you don't use it for the bolts generally on all the hub and swivel items?

Never. It say in manuals that you should, but I have been on this all my life, and find feel is quite adequate.
Never had anything come loose either, so it must be working.

 

[tottot]

Like Turboman I also have only one torque wrench and only use it for Items that are torque sensitive [ all need to be the same ] like head bolts.
When you have been spannering for some time you get to know how much load/torque different sizes of nuts, bolts and other fastenings need to be tight
Spanners in general are about the right length for the size they fit that a normal person can not overload and bust the bolt it is on
[ I have known one or two who are the exception though, able to bust bolts and even the tools themselves ]

 

[neilly]

Look in the manuals Haynes / WSM and see what the quoted torque is for what you are going to do, then buy a torque wrench that has the correct specification.

Cheers

 

[backinblack]

I have 3, small, medium, large to pretty much cover the whole range. Small one was for the Disco 1 front wheel hub nuts. Big one was for the Disco 2 front hub nut.

 

[Dr Strangeglove]

Look in the manuals Haynes / WSM and see what the quoted torque is for what you are going to do, then buy a torque wrench that has the correct specification.

Cheers

I was thinking the actual size of the wrench too - so not to long for the job.

 

[neilly]

I was thinking the actual size of the wrench too - so not to long for the job.

For most things you will use find something like a 40 to 200Nm will be most useful to you, these would normally 1/2 drive and you will find that most of these are very similar length. have a search on amazon or the bay or one of the tool suppliers and see . I think you are overthinking it a bit.

Cheers

 

[jamesmartin]

I was thinking the actual size of the wrench too - so not to long for the job.

that depends on the job ,though most stuff doesnt need a torque wrench

 

[Colthebrummie]

I've got 3 also, small, ratchet size and one about 2 ft. I only ever use the big one for tightening wheel nuts but don't worry about the setting, just do them up tight. I've had two wheels come off after so called professionals did them up.

Col

 

[dag019]

For most things you will use find something like a 40 to 200Nm will be most useful to you, these would normally 1/2 drive and you will find that most of these are very similar length. have a search on amazon or the bay or one of the tool suppliers and see . I think you are overthinking it a bit.

Cheers

the 40-200 is the one I have used most often, but I also have a very small 1/4 drive one for low torques (more to prevent over torquing than anything else) and a very large 3/4 drive 300-1000Nm one which on the land rover gets used for the crank bolt. For most thing I would agree with the above however that once you have been doing ti for a little bit most things can be done by feel. It is only critical things that I actually use the torque wrench for.

 

[backinblack]

it has to be long enough for it's highest setting. My small one overlaps with the middle one so I can use that for the lower settings of the middle one
Stating the obvious I know.

 

[kermit_rr]

I used to only have one, but a while back i bought a small 0-25nm one for 3 reasons, it's actually really useful and removes guesswork, my'feel' is crap and i tend to overtighten/break stuff and also some of the torque values in bike engines are quite low and I'd rather get it right

 

[tottot]

There are six levels of tensions when it come bolt torque. Loose, Slack, Tight, Bloody tight, Rock solid. Then free when it busts !

 

[dag019]

I used to only have one, but a while back i bought a small 0-25nm one for 3 reasons, it's actually really useful and removes guesswork, my'feel' is crap and i tend to overtighten/break stuff and also some of the torque values in bike engines are quite low and I'd rather get it right

That is the reason I have a low torque version. Even using feel some of the low torque settings are So low even being gentle you can over tighten them.

 

[JUKE179r]

Go big or go home.
Yep... I’ve been drinking

 

[neilly]

Go big or go home.
Yep... I’ve been drinking

Sometimes , they are just a lit

tle bit too big. 700Nm.

Cheers

 

[lynall]

Any of the cheapies that goes to 150lbsft will do the job.
As said head bolts are all you really need it for, and I am sure if you do enough of them even that would not be needed.

Some blokes at work use them for everything, others like myself wheelnuts because we have to, and the rest is skill/practice.
That does not mean we do everything ft, it is just we know when to stop turning/applying force.

 

[lynall]

Sometimes , they are just a litView attachment 208974 tle bit too big. 700Nm.

Cheers

Thats a poofs one, we have a double barreled one for trailer axle hub nuts, have no idea what it is rated at?