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Harbor Freight has the Pittsburgh 1/2" Drive Click Stop Torque Wrench for $25 - $15 off with coupon code 23257983 [Exp 11/14] + $7 shipping = $17 shipped. Features a heavy duty cam and pawl mechanism, a torque range of 20 to 150 ft. lbs, and is accurate to within 4%.
$17
It costs $30-$50 to get these clickers recalibrated, so at this price you can just buy a a few. I am curious about the accuracy to begin with, with every brand actually since rough handling can ruin their accuracy, and you don't know how they were handled by shippers/employees.
Dropping most things ruins their accuracy.
Able to strip threads w/ ease...4% accurate? Sure; if U believe it. Even if that's 4% of full scale that's = 6 #/ft. Means your nice alum. heads will be ruined when you install the spark plugs @ the recommended 15-18 #/ft. w/ Anti-seize lube. Be my guest.
I have this and asked a shop to check my wheel bolts against their $200 Snap-On torque wrench. This thing was almost spot on, after 2 years!
suednim - considering the 1/2" wrench is scaled from 20-150lbs, you can be my guest and try to use if for your 15-18lb plugs. Proper tool for the right job. Stick with the 3/8" wrench for 8lb+ usage. In fact, I think the 3/8" goes on sale w/coupon for $9.99 on Black Friday weekend.
Comes in a molded plastic case, so I doubt it will get knocked out of calibration during shipping. Also, it should be unlocked when shipped and when not in use as well. Now if you drop it while using it, I don't know. I have one of these, and it seems to work fine. I use it when changing tires. I've changed spark plugs, but don't recall if I used it for that last time.
#5 I bought a beam style in a sealed plastic tray as well and 4 out of the 5 at sears were off by a few pounds. Fortunately with a beam you can just bend it back to 0.
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Thanks. I've been waiting for the 3/8" at a deep discount.
Torque wrench isn't even needed to tighten spark plugs, it is easy to get close "enough" to the right range without one, it just takes some common sense on when to stop turning.
#8 you are wrong. You must not be a engineer.
I hand tight things to a good feel and then use torque wench for all jobs. Sure I have both 3/8" and 1/2" torque wench. These are basic tools if you are serious in garage work.