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Where to buy good quality Torque Wrench?

WebControl said:
when I was doing the clutch on my bike, torque specifications were 15-20ft.lbs

the wrenches from CT are 50 to 250 Ft. Lbs.

so, where to buy good quality Torque Wrench? :cool:
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rmemedic said:
OP buy an in/lb wrench. Everything from clutch plate bolts, motor internals, tripple clamp crimp bolts etc are all in range of an in/lb wrench. A ft/lb wrench won't go low enough for most jobs on a bike.

To go from ft/lb to in/lb just x by 12 :)
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^^^previous post.
 
rmemedic said:
buy an in/lb wrench. Everything from clutch plate bolts, motor internals, tripple clamp crimp bolts etc are all in range of an in/lb wrench. A ft/lb wrench won't go low enough for most jobs on a bike.
To go from ft/lb to in/lb just x by 12 :)
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Thanks for advise!
 
AGAVE said:
Walk in and get a new one.
I don't love Sears, but i do buy Craftsman tools, because they will replace whatever breaks, no questions asked.
Canadian Tire insists on a receipt for Mastercraft, which is BS.
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Just my personal experience, but I had a 3/8" Mastercraft Maximum torque wrench where the locking mechanism started to come apart (spring for the locking ring poking out of the handle). They replaced it without a receipt, no hassle (which I had, I just didn't find it until a week later).

I also did manage to get my father's Sears Craftsman torque wrench replaced without a receipt, but there was a lot of humming and hawing about it.
 
TwistedKestrel said:
Just my personal experience, but I had a 3/8" Mastercraft Maximum torque wrench where the locking mechanism started to come apart (spring for the locking ring poking out of the handle). They replaced it without a receipt, no hassle (which I had, I just didn't find it until a week later).

I also did manage to get my father's Sears Craftsman torque wrench replaced without a receipt, but there was a lot of humming and hawing about it.
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i'm glad you posted your experiences, this just proves that the specific stores are the real problem.
There's 2 Canadian Tires in close range to me, one is like hell, one is like heaven, unfortunately hell is about 4kms closer than heaven.
I have a Mastercraft floor nailer, can't find the receipt, neither store will do anything about fixing or replacing it, not even one of the guys in head office can help me.....(you know who you are you bastard). :mad:

I've only been dealing with one Sears store, there's a lady in the hardware dept thats been there for 30years, she's the pinnacle of customer service, and i'd bet she knows more about tools than most guys here.
If it says Craftsman on it, she takes one off the shelf or orders a new one for me, with a smile every time.
I've evn asked if i needed my receipt, she said the same thing i say, no one else sells Craftsman tools.
Common sense, just seems to be lacking alot these days....
 
EngineerJoe said:
The crappy tire ones horrible. Mine cost as much to calibrate as the torque wrench itself.... and it needed to be calibrated because it was WAY off.
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Where do you calibrate yours?
 
EngineerJoe said:
The crappy tire ones horrible. Mine cost as much to calibrate as the torque wrench itself.... and it needed to be calibrated because it was WAY off.
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A torque wrench, ANY torque wrench, is only as good as it's last calibration.

I get mine calibrated by Roy's Hydraulics in North York.
Unless a NEW wrench comes with a certificate of calibration I will have it calibrated (Do you trust who ever makes crappy tire torque wrenches to calibrate it? I don't.). I have seen "new" wrenches off by as much as 15%.
 
Where do you guys use the torque wrench? I have one and i never use it. I changed my rotor, my tire and lots of other things and i just crank it the old fashioned way. And in situtions like the rotor to the tire i use some blue lock tight.
 
bitzz said:
I have seen "new" wrenches off by as much as 15%.
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The crappy tire torque wrench I purchased was off by over 20%...I agree it should be calibrated before use (unless it comes with certificate), but 20% off??? I guess there's a reason why we call it "crappy" tire.
 
Once again, buy the Maximum torque wrenches only - they do in fact come with a certificate of calibration, and upon having them tested after using them for a while, they appeared to hold it quite well.
 
EngineerJoe said:
^ Mine was (is) the Mastercraft Maximum...
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Well ... ****. :p The calibrations are guaranteed for the first three months you own it, but that probably doesn't help you if you snap off a bolt in the engine block.
 
JohnnyP636 said:
The problem with cheaper torque wrenches are they are not accurate, so buyer beware...
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This is totally false, even a CT torque wrench will stay accurate for years unless you drop it. I own one, the cheapest one (it doesn't click, even the manual say so) and I got it tested by our facility at the airport and it was within spec for working on aircraft after 3 years of use. Off course you can be unlucky and get the one that we become 20% off after 2 uses.

...oh... and a torque wrench is only accurate at the middle of it's range.
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This is also totally false, when they try your torque wrench they try it from lower to top setting. It has to stay within 5%. Just to say, my Ct one was 4% off at lower and medium setting, at high setting it was 6% off (ok, not totally good for aircraft, but its for my bike). My carquest one was within 5% from low to high setting.
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