Lidi torque wrench 20 quid

MrCostington

Was just in Lidl and saw a Lidi torque wrench for 20 euro, on page 20 of this PDF

https://www.lidl.ie/leaflet/thur-25th-wed-31st-march-2021-ie/view/flyer/page/20

This is really cheap if it's any good. Would you trust it?

newmember2

I have one similar I bought there or aldi as it had a higher range than the sykes pickavant one I had, and anytime I've calibrated it against the other one it's bang on.

Pops_20

The Lidl torque wrench is a re-branded version of the one that Aldi have from time to time. It's exactly the same.

I have the one from Aldi for over a year now. No issues with it except that the locking screw to stop the adjuster moving won't turn anymore. Apart from that it seems quite accurate in comparison to my other 2 torque wrenches. Definitely worth the 20 quid.

crosstownk

Does anyone know what the torque range for this wrench is?

colm_mcm

crosstownk wrote: »

Does anyone know what the torque range for this wrench is?

60-210Nm it looks like.

https://www.walteronline.com/en/tools/home-workshop/hand-tools/torque-wrench-set-p3043420

Will be picking one up.

crosstownk

colm_mcm wrote: »

60-210Nm it looks like.

https://www.walteronline.com/en/tools/home-workshop/hand-tools/torque-wrench-set-p3043420

Will be picking one up.

Thanks. Not low enough for what I need.

MrCostington

Had another look today, 80-210nm (59-155 ft-lb in old money), too high for me.

Fitz II

Never mind the torque wrench....the electric impact driver is the handiest tool ever...80 euro.

Whocare

Fitz II wrote: »

Never mind the torque wrench....the electric impact driver is the handiest tool ever...80 euro.

Yeah that for sure. I have one them nearly 2 years use on farm and car repair ect for price point it good

Jerrykay6

MrCostington wrote: »

Was just in Lidl and saw a Lidi torque wrench for 20 euro, on page 20 of this PDF

https://www.lidl.ie/leaflet/thur-25th-wed-31st-march-2021-ie/view/flyer/page/20

This is really cheap if it's any good. Would you trust it?

Would this be small enough for bikes?

MetzgerMeister

An impact driver is great for removing wheel nuts and putting them back in quickly but you'll still need to hand tighten them afterwards which is where the torque wrench comes in.

Jerrykay6

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

An impact driver is great for removing wheel nuts and putting them back in quickly but you'll still need to hand tighten them afterwards which is where the torque wrench comes in.

but would the torque wrench be too big for a bike

MetzgerMeister

Jerrykay6 wrote: »

but would the torque wrench be too big for a bike

I've no idea

Jerrykay6

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I've no idea

Does it say on the packaging do you know?

Pops_20

Jerrykay6 wrote: »

Does it say on the packaging do you know?

What torque specs do you need for your bike (motorbike?)
If its outside the range of 80-210 Nm then its not suitable

The majority of small nuts/bolts like M6 and up are in the range of 10ft lbs to 60 ft lbs, which this torque wrench doesn't cover.

Jerrykay6

Pops_20 wrote: »

What torque specs do you need for your bike (motorbike?)
If its outside the range of 80-210 Nm then its not suitable

The majority of small nuts/bolts like M6 and up are in the range of 10ft lbs to 60 ft lbs, which this torque wrench doesn't cover.

No just a bicycle probably only need about 2-30 NM

MrCostington

Jerrykay6 wrote: »

but would the torque wrench be too big for a bike

Jerrykay6 wrote: »

Does it say on the packaging do you know?

I posted a pic of the package.

I'd guess the range is too big for most of the bolts on a motorbike, it's too much for my car (at least the jobs I've done where I'd have liked to use it).

If you mean a push bike, Halfords have one designed for that, just saw it this morning.

EDIT see you posted it's a push bike. Look at Halfords

Jerrykay6

MrCostington wrote: »

I posted a pic of the package.

I'd guess the range is too big for most of the bolts on a motorbike, it's too much for my car (at least the jobs I've done where I'd have liked to use it).

If you mean a push bike, Halfords have one designed for that, just saw it this morning.

Too big for the car? You'd wonder why they're selling one of that strength at all. Great thanks.

MrCostington

Depends on the work you're doing

Jerrykay6

MrCostington wrote: »

Depends on the work you're doing

On the bike?

fletch

Way too big for any type of work on a bicycle

MrCostington

Jerrykay6 wrote: »

Too big for the car? You'd wonder why they're selling one of that strength at all. Great thanks.

MrCostington wrote: »

Depends on the work you're doing

Jerrykay6 wrote: »

On the bike?

I think it's clear I mean on a car since my reply was in response to your question, including the bolded part. And, we are in the motors forum

Whocare

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

An impact driver is great for removing wheel nuts and putting them back in quickly but you'll still need to hand tighten them afterwards which is where the torque wrench comes in.

To be fair lidl impact struggles lot of times losing wheel nuts going by my experience of it . Plus I wouldn't recommend anyone to use lidl impact to put on wheels nuts without checking with torque wrench/ or normal wrench for tightness

kirving

Jerrykay6 wrote: »

No just a bicycle probably only need about 2-30 NM

https://www.amazon.co.uk/AmazonBasics-4-Inch-Drive-Torque-Wrench/dp/B07ST25WDG


Bought one of these recently, very decent for the price. Great for stuff on the carbon frame, and handlebars of the push bike.

Selection is a bit messy with the Nm and ft-lb options both present.

Hard to keep a cheap torque wrench accurate across a big ratio of smallest to largest. 2-30Nm is a 15:1 ratio.

Unfortunately Amazon don't seem to have one in the 10-50Nm range.