Where To Get Torque Wrench

[SECURITY]

hey guys, ive been shopping for a torque wrench and was just wondering if you guys knew anywhere that gave good prices on these.

ill only be using it once on my car so $400 seems like a bit of a bitch to pay for something i'd use once, and my mate with all these kinds of tools is overseas!

ive been getting prices of up to 400-500 for a stanley or snap-on one but are there other brands you guys recommend that wouldnt break the bank?

[cowie165]

Warren and Brown do a good wrench, so I am told. As I'm only a once-a-quarter user I bought one from Gasweld for just under $100 and is calibrated during manufacture. The one I bought does 20-150ftlbs. Gasweld had Stanley wrenches for just over $200 on sale.

Here's a thread from earlier in the year.

If you google torque wrenches you'll find a few online stores that may have better prices than you've looked at.

For what it's worth, three out of three mechanics I spoke to about them all said they only torque stuff like head bolts and don't bother with anything else. But I vaguely remember you have an engine to rebuild...?

[SECURITY]

thanks mate.

yeah the heads almost off, just need to undo the head bolts and it'll be right to come out, i just dont want to waste any time with parts and tools etc.

ive heard warren and brown are the shiznit too, thats the one my brother in law whos a mechanic told me to look into.

do you think i could use one of them gasweld ones too? i want something i can rely on but if its going to give me problems with my engine later then i'd rather spend the big $$ on something better.

[wrxhoon]

Warren + brown are very good and easy to use but sidchrome are the same and i thought around the $200 each is the going rate for a 1/2 inch .

[Duncan]

Ive got a W&B one, have used it heaps and is accurate every time I get it checked. It doesn't run off a spring like other cheaper ones like strap on.

And I use it all the time, mostly for wheel nuts

[SECURITY]

sweet as.. where would i get one of them from? the places ive been to dont stock warren & brown.

Edited January 15, 2006 by SECUR1TY

[blind_elk]

I'm with Duncan. Bought one over 20 years ago (couldn't find one to hire). Never looked back.

Where can you get one - Google "warren brown torque" you'll find lots.

[SECURITY]

one of the shops that sell them are near my place.

thanks guys

[THENIG]

If anyone is still looking at this thread and are interested in torque wrenches then PM me, i happen to work for Warren and Brown, and yes our torque wrench's are the best in the business, they are the most accurate (less then +-2%), and are supposedly used by the McLaren F1 team, (don't quote me, it just what i have heard round the office),they are designed and manufactured completly in OZ (Melbourne), if i get any interest i will try and do a group buy, and i know what people are like with showing off with there tools so i will try and get the sidcrome ones we rebadge for them instead of W&B which not many people have heard of. Any other tools on our website then PM me, www.warrenandbrown.com.au

[MANWHORE]

woohoo, awesome. It's always nice to find someone in 'the industry' instead of paying overinflated store prices. Way to go rob

[cowie165]

Hey cheers Rob. How many guys do you need for a group buy?

We could probably talk SAU NSW to buy one for the community tool shed.

[THENIG]

Honestly, probably only need 5 or so for a group buy, i would always expect somebody would want something slightly different, whether it be range or size, which isn't a problem, i would say most people would want 3/8" 5-110Nm (4-90ft.lbs.) or 1/2" 30-270Nm (20-220ft.lbs.), these are the very accurate deflection beam type that only work in one direction, and don't have a ratchet head, (ratchet head can be purchased seperately but not really a necessity) or if people only want a basic one with the twist handle adjustment and built in ratchet and uni-directional (think kingchrome) we sell those too.

Only thing is i wouldn't really know how to start a group buy through SAU, what channels of authorization i would need to go through. But if enough people are interested, this could be resolved.

[SECURITY]

click here to read the rules of the group buy section.

click here to go to start the group buy.

[THENIG]

bump

[predator]

Any idea of approximate pricing?

[THENIG]

I would think bout $180-200 for 1/2" 30-270Nm that retail for $280 plus, they could be less, it depends on how nice i am to the guys in sales on the day and how many i ask for.

[battery]

super cheap have one $39.95

[THENIG]

Sweet!! I might go down and buy one 2moro, my battery terminals are loose,

Edited October 7, 2007 by THENIG

[Duncan]

battery any idea how much use an inaccurate torque wrench would be?

thenig if you wanted to offer one model a 1/2" 150nm one would probably be the best for most people....great opportunity, thanks for offering

just post it up in the group buy section with a price and a timeframe

[THENIG]

Yeah, that was meant to be a joke.

As for 1/2" torque wrench, thats the one i would say would get the most use, so i will see what prices i can get with freight through dispatch at work.