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Which kind of Torque Wrench
I am looking at buying a Torque Wrench. It will mostly be used for
checking lug nuts. Are the *dial" kind accurate enough for this purpose, or would the "click" type be better. There seems to be a big price difference between the two. Thanks, KM |
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Which kind of Torque Wrench
KirkM > writes:
> I am looking at buying a Torque Wrench. It will mostly be used for > checking lug nuts. > > Are the *dial" kind accurate enough for this purpose, or would the > "click" type be better. > > There seems to be a big price difference between the two. The pointer (not dial) type is more accurate, doesn't need recalibration, and is cheaper. The click-type can be used when you aren't going to be able to see the pointer, so it's more versatile. |
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Which kind of Torque Wrench
Either one will be fine for lug nuts. Very few people actually use
either type correctly, but you're not likely to make an error that matters on your lug nuts, assuming you are talking passenger car service. On Oct 7, 1:30�pm, KirkM > wrote: > I am looking at buying a Torque Wrench. It will mostly be used for > checking lug nuts. > > Are the *dial" kind accurate enough for this purpose, or would the > "click" type be better. > > There seems to be a big price difference between the two. > > Thanks, > > KM |
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Which kind of Torque Wrench
I appreciate all the useful responses.
Yes. It would just be for passenger car service. -KM On Oct 7, 4:07*pm, Dipstick > wrote: > Either one will be fine for lug nuts. Very few people actually use > either type correctly, but you're not likely to make an error that > matters on your lug nuts, assuming you are talking passenger car > service. > > On Oct 7, 1:30 pm, KirkM > wrote: > > > > > I am looking at buying a Torque Wrench. It will mostly be used for > > checking lug nuts. > > > Are the *dial" kind accurate enough for this purpose, or would the > > "click" type be better. > > > There seems to be a big price difference between the two. > > > Thanks, > > > KM- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - |
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On Oct 8, 7:23*am, KirkM > wrote:
> I appreciate all the useful responses. > > Yes. It would just be for passenger car service. > > -KM > > On Oct 7, 4:07*pm, Dipstick > wrote: > > > > > Either one will be fine for lug nuts. Very few people actually use > > either type correctly, but you're not likely to make an error that > > matters on your lug nuts, assuming you are talking passenger car > > service. > > > On Oct 7, 1:30 pm, KirkM > wrote: > > > > I am looking at buying a Torque Wrench. It will mostly be used for > > > checking lug nuts. > > > > Are the *dial" kind accurate enough for this purpose, or would the > > > "click" type be better. > > > > There seems to be a big price difference between the two. > > > > Thanks, > > > > KM- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - If you just need one for lug nuts, a click type can be had very cheap at stores such as Northern Tool or most discount tool stores. These will probably be made in china but thats not a bad thing for the price,ask the sales person if it's decent or junk they usually will tell you truthfully. |
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