Where to buy torque wrench for swapping tires? =x

[crono06]

Lol, as the title says... I need to find a place that I can buy a torque wrench for swapping out summers/winters. I know this may be a VERY silly question, but I'm looking for a quick answer here =\

We need roughly 80ft-lbs for our cars right? If I'm not mistaken, the CT ones (only place I've looked thus far), start at 30in-lbs, much higher than what we need. If they do indeed sell them at Crappy Tire, wanna point me in the right direction (department/area)?

Thanks, all help will be appreciated lol.

[Gizzmo_jr]

Here ya go - LINK


Canadian Tire, hardware with the wrenches/sockets/etc

[r4BBiT]

CT is where I got mine. They have both - pneumatic and electrical. I got mine when it was on amazing sale and saved like $150. It works great on sized up tranny bolts, hub nuts etc.

[crono06]

Here ya go - LINK


Canadian Tire, hardware with the wrenches/sockets/etc

Wait... That's the one I have right now, but I was going to return it. That's 30-250in-lbs. Isn't that way more than what's called for on our cars? 80ft-lbs is equal to roughly 6in-lbs, no? Somebody enlighten me on this!

[Gizzmo_jr]

That exact one, is 4 feet long. It can do something like 250 IN-LBS. There is a shorter one, about 1.5 feet and its only good until 30in-lbs. (I have both)

[r4BBiT]

Oh, I thought you were asking about impact wrenches. I got a cheap torque wrench with the bar that points number on the plate on the handle bar. The clicking ones are a lot more precise and better for any kind of engine work (I still used mine to torque head and rod caps and there was no issues). No day I will invest in the better ones

[crono06]

That exact one, is 4 feet long. It can do something like 250 IN-LBS. There is a shorter one, about 1.5 feet and its only good until 30in-lbs. (I have both)

Am I correct though, in thinking that we need one that is roughly 6.whatever in-lbs for swapping out the tires in our cars?

[Gizzmo_jr]

The one I have has the scale in FT-LBS (the big one), hrmm i'll see about a concrete answer

[r4BBiT]

Wait... That's the one I have right now, but I was going to return it. That's 30-250in-lbs. Isn't that way more than what's called for on our cars? 80ft-lbs is equal to roughly 6in-lbs, no? Somebody enlighten me on this!

I believe that inches are smaller unit of measurement than feet. So 80 ft-lbs would be more 480 in-lbs. I think that wrench is for more precise jobs.

Try this one:
http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/pr...=1259112569927

[Gizzmo_jr]

3/8's inch drive is in inch-pounds
the 1/2inch drive is the same but foot-pounds
Example (the stubby) http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows...e%2BWrench.jsp

[crono06]

Hmmm, I think I'll need to go do an exchange. According to the booklet that came with the wrench, 1in-lb = 12ft-lb. So I need to find a smaller wrench.

[Noisy Crow]

www.onlineconversion.com/torque.htm

To convert foot pounds to inch pounds, multiply by 12.
To convert inch pounds to foot pounds, divide by 12.

[Burner]

Hmmm, I think I'll need to go do an exchange. According to the booklet that came with the wrench, 1in-lb = 12ft-lb. So I need to find a smaller wrench.

It's the other way around. 1 foot-pound is equal to 12 inch-pounds. What you have is exactly what you need.

[crono06]

It's the other way around. 1 foot-pound is equal to 12 inch-pounds. What you have is exactly what you need.

Oh okay. So for 80ft-lbs, I need a wrench that will do 960in-lbs, correct?

[Burner]

Yes. The biggest wrench should be the right one.

[Burner]

Edit: It'll be 1/2 inch drive.

[thesober]

If you wail till Dec 1, princess auto has them for $20.00


1/2" DR DUAL
SCALE TORQUE WRENCH
• Click type, torques right only,
allowing removal of tight bolts
• 20 to 150 ft-lbs. (1.4 to 20.7 mkg)
• 18" long
2919389 – Wt. 3.6 lbs.
REG. 44.99 SALE $19.88

[JashiK]

Nice... gonna grab one for sure.

If you wail till Dec 1, princess auto has them for $20.00


1/2" DR DUAL
SCALE TORQUE WRENCH
• Click type, torques right only,
allowing removal of tight bolts
• 20 to 150 ft-lbs. (1.4 to 20.7 mkg)
• 18" long
2919389 – Wt. 3.6 lbs.
REG. 44.99 SALE $19.88

[crono06]

Torques only right... Meaning it will be ok for putting lug nuts on right? Lmao.

[Burner]

Torques only right... Meaning it will be ok for putting lug nuts on right? Lmao.

Yep. It also can double as a breaker bar since it's doesn't torque to the left.

[stevenma188]

If you wail till Dec 1, princess auto has them for $20.00

1/2" DR DUAL
SCALE TORQUE WRENCH
• Click type, torques right only,
allowing removal of tight bolts
• 20 to 150 ft-lbs. (1.4 to 20.7 mkg)
• 18" long
2919389 – Wt. 3.6 lbs.
REG. 44.99 SALE $19.88

I'm gonna pick one of those up this week. Anyone know the quality of it?

[newmazda]

I'm gonna pick one of those up this week. Anyone know the quality of it?

I have had this torque wrench for a few years now and it does work. It even comes with the calibration paper when the torque wrench was tested. My biggest complaint is the little locking screw on the bottom of the handle. You have to loosen this screw to adjust the torque wrench and then re-tighten the screw. The only problem is the screw has tendency of coming loose when the torque wrench clicks and it does change the torque slightly to a lower value when this happens. So you have to keep checking the tightness of the locking screw which really isn't a big deal. Only other issue was the little rubber oil cap on the wrench went missing. It also comes with a decent hard plastic case to store the wrench in.

For the price though it does work as advertised. It does look like a cheap tool though. I have the smaller Mastercraft version and the quality is definitely better in the Mastercraft.

Overall though for the price I would recommend it.

One tip I have been told is to store the torque wrench at the lowest torque setting to increase the tools life and its accuracy.

[CFX]

One tip I have been told is to store the torque wrench at the lowest torque setting to increase the tools life and its accuracy.

+1.

[Gizzmo_jr]

One tip I have been told is to store the torque wrench at the lowest torque setting to increase the tools life and its accuracy.

Yes I agree, it's because you don't keep the spring under load/compression thus over time it will lose its accuracy.

[JashiK]

Just got back from the Mississauga location to find the item to be out of stock. Made an order though.