Torque wrench spec for Defender 110

A very basic question (I hope) is there a "best" torque wrench spec for working on a Defender 110 (04 model). Any advice on what and best place to buy would be welcome. Cheers.

haynes manual?

steve bain said:

haynes manual?

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I think if I understand corectly he is actually asking for a good torque wrench spec. The tool right ?
If that is the questions I purchase this model on ebay : STANLEY PROTO J6113NMF DIAL TORQUE WRENCH 0-70nM and it is working just fine for me. And I have another one that only clic and can do up to 200 nM.

i bought one from Lidl for 17quid........ they've still got them for sale down here...
....does it really make much difference (unless you are using it (professionally) all of the time)?

physeptone said:

i bought one from Lidl for 17quid........ they've still got them for sale down here...
....does it really make much difference (unless you are using it (professionally) all of the time)?

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would you trust it when putting the head back on yer £xxx engine ?

Sean said:

would you trust it when putting the head back on yer £xxx engine ?

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er..... nope

depending on the use your hoping to have from it , i have a few britool a MAC tools and a snapon,




yer can pick these up (used)fer around £50 on ebay but expect to pay well over £200 on a tool van etc,

thers a few £50 ones in machine mart that will do the trick, but ****ed if i would use anythin that cost under £20

Sean said:

would you trust it when putting the head back on yer £xxx engine ?

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i don't do such major surgery, but probably not. i just got it for some external fixtures.....

Agree with above, i'd buy a Snap-On if needed a decent one

physeptone said:

Agree with above, i'd buy a Snap-On if needed a decent one

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half the time people just dunt kno how to use them either , so even a good clicker wrench will be no use if yer dunt kno what end to use,

when i click a head up , i usualy use two or three stages, say its at 90, torque them all at 30 then 60 then 90, to get even pressure working out from the middle to avoid warping the head, same with crank bearings, the rest ( wheel nuts at a push ), a lower quality wrench would do i spose its better than nawt

physeptone said:

Agree with above, i'd buy a Snap-On if needed a decent one

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new snapon tools are pants, they don't make um like they used to - britool for me

Sean said:

new snapon tools are pants, they don't make um like they used to - britool for me

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yer int wrong , i spend more time swaping mine than using them, they have started making them too posh looking, more like furniture than tools .

some of me dads old snapon is still good kit, but i do likes me britool, ( or now its called facom)

the old king dick were good stuff too,

90truckcab said:

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I have exactly the same as that (Both of em little un and the big un)

90truckcab said:

yer int wrong , i spend more time swaping mine than using them, they have started making them too posh looking, more like furniture than tools .

some of me dads old snapon is still good kit, but i do likes me britool, ( or now its called facom)

the old king dick were good stuff too,

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i've got a pile of very old, but perfect KD tools from my father in law from his days as bus mechanic - they'll last a few more life times yet

Mseries3 said:

I have exactly the same as that (Both of em little un and the big un)

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britool? look after the ****ers then , ther gerrin hard to come by now, ther fetchin stupid money at the tool sales too

Sean said:

i've got a pile of very old, but perfect KD tools from my father in law from his days as bus mechanic - they'll last a few more life times yet

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just got a set of snail brand ( the black coated steel ones not crv) thers up fron 1/4" to 3in ****in great box full , come from lucas aero space at w'hampton, cost me £100 notes but like yer say , they will last a lifetime , and some more,

90truckcab said:

britool? look after the ****ers then , ther gerrin hard to come by now, ther fetchin stupid money at the tool sales too

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Aye, Both Britool Any idea how much? Worth putting on the house insurance?

Mseries3 said:

Aye, Both Britool Any idea how much? Worth putting on the house insurance?

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not quite

then again, all my kits valued at £90k thers mine, me dads, his dads and a lot we accuired from farm sales etc, cant ****in move fer stuff now,
two garages stacked full, a yard full, my workshop / units full and a ruck in the house !


its right what they say, yer can have too much stuff :doh:

as fer yer wrenches they would fetch £80. but are £195 to buy new, each !

Aye, I got all my Dads and Grandads tools up the shed - ****ing loads of stuff! Can't move for it, I need a big workshop ... I got loads of tools in my bedroom and kitchen aswell No where near as much as you though.... yet

Found a ARC welder the other day... Apparently (I ain't even attempted to use it) it is from the 70's and will blow a ****ing hole in anything! Tis quite small though.

I can spend an hour up the shed and find tools i never knew we had :doh:

haha, got an old oxford oil cooled welder ere, on a ****in euro pallet, weighs 250 kg, ( for sale ) that will **** a hole in an rsj, used it to make me press, no good fer small work ,

Thanks all for the advice, going to gof or a top end tool as it will be put to a lot of use includeing the head (probably Snap-On). Ideas much appreciated.