Torque Wrench

RosieJoe

Lidl are doing there torque wrench again: http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20100114.p.Torque_Spanner_Set

From what I've read it is not a bad bit of kit for the price. Most common use for it would be on the rear axle when tightening the chain.

KamiKazi

They've a decent socket set as well, not a bad price at all.

RosieJoe

Will probably go for both sets as I need my own torque wrench and a 24 socket for the bandit's axle. Hopefully the sockets from the set will fit the torque wrench! Sick of borrowing other peoples tools.

Tree

yeah, the torque wrench has a standard half inch drive, so you'll be grand.

Fabio

If the sockets fit the torque wrench then it'd be a great set to get both...

nedned

id be careful getting a cheap torque wrench.i got a cheap draper one.
snapped off a bolt.had it set to torque in the manual.so now i mostly
hand tighten stuff.and its fine.i know there`s nuts/bolts that need
to be torqued.

honeybadger

the socket set is well worth the money i say,,i have it a year now and no problems or faults so far wit weekly use on someting or other,i mite chance the torquebar tomorro if they still have any spare,,it will come in handy bateing the brother with when hes after borrowing me sockets and not asking

Fabio

I'm gonna try get the torque wrench and also the batter charger.

Things is though, for the money you'd pay for that socket set, you can get a fairly well kitted out (to my amateurish mind anyway) auto mechanic kit in Argos which is handy when you're like me and possess NO tools of your own.

Tree

I've had no problem with mine. and it certainly beats the overhandtightened nuts that fellas like to do when they're helping you out, showoffs *mutter mutter*

P.C.

Bought the torque wrench ans socket set today.

My tool set now consists of:
Torque wrench
socket set
shifting spanner (which I bought about 4 months ago, and still have not used)
pen knife
Bottle opener.

KamiKazi

P.C. wrote: »

Bought the torque wrench ans socket set today.

My tool set now consists of:
Torque wrench
socket set
shifting spanner (which I bought about 4 months ago, and still have not used)
pen knife
Bottle opener.

You'll be able to adjust your chain tension any day now

Interceptor

I bought the torque wrench but it broke when I went to use it. I was going to bring it back but its handy as a power bar for opening tight stuff. I bought a Teng torque wrench instead.

'cptr

galwaytt

nedned wrote: »

id be careful getting a cheap torque wrench.i got a cheap draper one.
snapped off a bolt.had it set to torque in the manual.so now i mostly
hand tighten stuff.and its fine.i know there`s nuts/bolts that need
to be torqued.

...when they sold them the first time, I bought one and compared on a torque analyser with a Norbar one (premium). The Lidl one was as near dammit as makes no diffence, only being a bit of scatter at the min and max ends of it's range. You should aim to use wrenches in the middle of their ranges, only, and always back them off when not being used.

P.C.

KamiKazi wrote: »

You'll be able to adjust your chain tension any day now

Does this not happen by magic, now that I have bought the tools.