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DIY Ace
 


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Which torque wrench to buy?

I presume a demogorgon has taken a liking to my old torque wrench as it is now entirely missing and probably somewhere in the Upside-Down. The result of which is that I now need to replace it.

Is there a general consensus of the best brand? I have the smaller ranges up to about 60nm but need one to go from thereabouts all the way up to 200+ nm.

Any advice? And are there bolts on a D3 that require even higher ranges?

Thanks.

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LT
 


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Get a Halfords trade card if you haven’t got one already.

Their Professional range of tools are good value and more than fine for the occasional diy use.
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The Halfords Pro range are very good quality.

I myself have the Teng and Norbar in my cabinet and very good they are too.

Just a reminder, although i'm sure most already know this but i have come across some, that when you have used your torque wrench, to unwind it down to zero again otherwise over time the accuracy starts to fail.
  
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LT wrote:
Get a Halfords trade card if you haven’t got one already.

There Professional range of tools are good value and more than fine for the occasional diy use.


Thanks. I bought the Halfords Pro socket set about 10 years ago thinking it was cheap enough at £200 that I would replace it with a decent set when I could afford it. So far, not needed to! Impressed with their stuff but I was hesitant over a tool that was a little more precision-engineered.

My brother fixed jet engines for BA in an earlier life and he swears by Facom tools but their 200nm wrench is over £650, so that isn't going yo find its way into my 'box.
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This is £83.99 with a Trade Card.

https://www.halfords.com/tools/hand-tools/...88729.html

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If i remember correctly, the Halfords torque wrenches are made by Norbar.
This was brought to my attention many many years ago, although it may have changed.
  
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^Is that a good or bad thing?

I have only used mine for wheel nuts since buying it. It replaced a cheapy from Machine mart that broke.
 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
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Norbar are a very good make and used in the trade - a very old established firm known for their torque wrenches.
  
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2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
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2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
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LT wrote:
This is £83.99 with a Trade Card.

https://www.halfords.com/tools/hand-tools/...88729.html

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Looks just the ticket, thank you. 👍🏻
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2014 BMW 435d convertible. Bought July 2021. 58,000 miles and counting...
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2009 Freelander 2 XS Manual. Bought Sep 2013. SOLD Aug 2021 (already regretted!)

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2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography 
 
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Didn’t realise they were that much! Might look after mine a bit better - it’s somewhere in the back of the Disco ready for the next puncture!
  
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I bought one of these. Really handy, and more than happy with it Thumbs Up

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Up to 360 nm and Calibrated to BS EN ISO6789
  
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So is 3 torque wrenches excessive? 🤦‍♂️
  
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No. You can never have too many tools Thumbs Up
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