Looking for a decent 1/2" torque wrench. Anyone know if he Huskey from Home Depot is ok? Less than a hundred dollars. Also saw a CDI brand. Double the price read that snap on makes it. Going to use first on head bolts.
Check out Ebay- - - - -lots of slightly used Snap-On wrenches there, and they can be checked for calibration and re-adjusted. The one I use on insurance claim investigations has to have a certified calibration once a year. It's a Snap-On that I bought used, with a hard case, for less than 1/3 of its new cost. Jerry
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I have a Husky torque wrench and it seems to work OK. Haven't ever checked it for calibration though.
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I had been looking for several years off and on for a nice Snap-on TQFR-250 used/new on ebay. Occasional there are some nice ones, but usually not much cheaper than a brand new one, or by the time you pay shipping and have it calibrated a brand new one sounds better, less risk. I ended up getting one off the truck when they were on sale about a year ago. I had also asked the driver to keep me in mind for a used trade in, nothing surfaced.
If I hadn't bought the snap-on, CDI was the next choice.
There are several types of torque wrench mechanisms or adjustments, I was only after the kind with little knob on the side of handle, not a beam pointer type or twist the whole handle for adjustment.
A few months ago, I got the CDI 2503MFRMH and I'm pleased with it (just got its first work out with a 261 rebuild).
I bought the CDI brand wrench as I had been told that CDI makes the torque wrenches for Snap-On, and that they are identical (ergo ...) except for the labeling.
Second picture is the label on the wrench's case and would seem to confirm that. Same wrench, less $$ Now I just hope my Snap On dealer doesn't read this ...
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I did some reading and decided on the CDI brand also. Ordered it and it should be here tomorrow. Got the 1/2" drive . Going to work right away getting the head bolts set.
It might be their Blue Point brand. I'll look on Monday since I recently bought a Snap On version. The adjuster seems right but the head seems different.
Ebay is your answer, if you are not in a hurry. I have purchased 6 big name, high quality torque wrenches there. Didn't get every one I bid on nor did I expect to, however I scored some very nice tools I would not have been willing to buy at retail price.
I bought the CDI brand wrench as I had been told that CDI makes the torque wrenches for Snap-On, and that they are identical (ergo ...) except for the labeling.
