Torque Wrench Reccomendation?

[Renton]

I'm looking for a torque wrench to work on the bike with.

Can anyone recommend one under £40? (£50 at a push).
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[Dazbo666]

Had mine from Machine Mart for ~£35 iirc
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[N cee thirty]

i got this a while back

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-34570-88-5-708-Inch-Pounds-Ratchet/dp/B0001K9T2O

pretty good
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[MG]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sealey-STW1011-Micrometer-7-112Nm-5-83lb-ft/dp/B000ROF64O

Looks good, can't say I've used it but when I get a torque wrench it'll probably be that one. Good range of torques, saves needing two wrenches
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[anthony_r6]

I picked up two from B&Q last year.
They get the job done.
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[Renton]

Thanks guys.

I think I'll get the Draper one that Rob linked.
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[Vincent]

You all say that the ones you have bought work well, but how do you know?

I have only got a small cheap torque wrench myself at the moment but have thought about picking up an affordable digital one from overseas.
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[Teflon-Mike]

From thread in Work-Shop Torque talk

[Sako]

i also have the draper torque wrench, fine for home garage work.

[Moo.]

Lidl have some in atm
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[Fizzer Thou]

I also have the Draper item.I bought my one at Maccess for £14 a while back but now use it for most everything except the really low readings,for which I have another torque wrench.

For the swing-arm and rear wheel nuts I use a bigger 1/2" drive torque wrench.
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[Renton]

Thanks for the link Mike. A very interesting and insightful read.

Going by your post in the 'Torque Talk' thread, I'd say I'm buying the torque wrench for the right reasons; the odd job where it is actually required, not to try out on every nut and bolt I see on the bike.
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[Welshd1k]

I got a halfords pro one bit oput of your price range but a nice bit of kit had a draper aswell from a local motorfactors that cost me £12 ish
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[Papa Lazarou]

Resurrecting an old thread.

I've got a Draper, which I've had for years, but really need a low value wrench for those fiddly bike bits, as the Draper only goes down to 25NM, although it easily copes with higher settings and seems accurate enough.

As a home mechanic, I don't need a £400 wrench.

I've been looking around and the best ones appear to be the Draper 34570, although a proportion seem to be faulty looking at Amazon reviews, the Halfords professional and the Teng tools low value wrench.

Much of the difficulty in choosing is in the price: from £25 for the Draper to £80 for the Halfords, with the Teng coming in at around £40-and available at Screwfix.

The other difficulty is that most low value (by low value, I don't mean cheap, I mean low torque!) wrenches are 1/4" drive-which is a pain, as many bike nuts are 24cm (forks etc)-which usually means a 1/2" drive.

Nobody does a 1/4" to 1/2" step up adaptor any more-Snap-On did, but no longer. I don't like the idea of putting two or three adaptors onto the end of a wrench.

This excludes the Teng with its 1/4" drive, sadly, as I rate Teng Tools highly.

The Draper has accuracy problems at low torque settings.

This leaves the Halfords wrench, at an eye watering £80. It has a 3/8" drive and will still need an adaptor.

If anybody else has any other recommendations, I'd like to hear before I buy the Halfords wrench, especially if there's 1/2" low value wrench out there.
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[Vincent]

Don't completely dismiss the torque wrenches that twist rather than use a ratchet. They may look basic but are actually quite good.
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[mentalboy]

[Papa Lazarou]

Thanks. The fork nuts are 23NM-so a lower value would be nice.
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[Vincent]

I'm not sure that you really need to torque things like the fork caps. A lot of torque settings are in the manuals to help prevent folk from over-tightening.....or leaving things so loose they vibrate off...and then complaining to the manufacturers claiming it's their fault. Keep some of your toolbox empty for a "common sense" spanner, it'll save you time and money in the long run
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[Papa Lazarou]

[Vincent]

The top yoke nut can sometimes come undone if not checked after fitting new bearings. The bearings tend to "bed in" after a few miles and the top nut can work its way loose from the steering moving side to side. If you're concerned, I would check things like the caliper bolts, axle nuts, handlebar bolts, rear suspension mountings and engine mounting bolts. You don't need a torque wrench, just check with a normal ratchet to make sure they're not loose. It's a good idea to check these on any bike but some bikes are more prone to vibration that others.
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[Papa Lazarou]

[LittleRestrai...]

Literally just bought the Halfords one, 8-40Nm or whatever it is.

Really good as far as cheap torque wrenches go, bought it for various tasks that I'm too ham-handed to do, like the fucking cam cover bolts on my VTR which only need 10Nm (as I found after snapping one). Ideal for fat handed retards such as myself.

Little bit nicer than the Draper one I have, but a little bit dearer too.

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