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Snap On question - rust
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Snap On question - rust I have a Snap On torque wrench and it was in my basement which flooded. It got wet and developed some rust - not a ton but visible. I was able to break free the torque setting mechanism as well as the head, but I don't trust it to be anywhere near accurate, if it would even hold up to higher torques. What would you guys do? I was thinking of getting a new torque wrench, or do you guys think I should send this one out for calibration and see? I don't want to waste my money if they're likely to come back and say I'm SOL.
If I get a new one, I'll probably go for an SK. Snap On is too expensive for me.
If I get a new one, I'll probably go for an SK. Snap On is too expensive for me.
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It covers that kind of thing? I didn't think it would cover this situation. I call them up and tell them what? Can they handle getting it recalibrated for me? (I assume that will cost me money, but I don't even know where I'd go to have it done at this point.)
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I doubt that will be covered, but you never know for sure until you call. I would just call them up and tell them what happened and get a honest answer now. Then you'll know options by the time you get off the phone.
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sears wont replace if the only thing wrong is rust.. alot of my customers say its rusted so they want a new one... and the cheap torques with the flex bar thing do have a lifetime warranty, its the click style that are one year, and the electric one ($300) are 90 day.. but if you come in to my store we usually give you a replacement under an exception, that basically means you get special treatment this once but never again..
a big part of no lifetime warranty also is the fact that you have to calibrate these tools, that would be a huge cost to do for a lifetime, meaning the cost of the wrench would go up too
i like craftsman torque wrenchs, you just have to be carefull not to break the lock collar on the torque adjustment setting, and you cant set it lower than the lowest rating foot pound, or it falls apart, i think all torques are like that tho..
but to answer your question, snap on lifetime warranty, if they say they dont cover rust, steel wool and machine oil it
a big part of no lifetime warranty also is the fact that you have to calibrate these tools, that would be a huge cost to do for a lifetime, meaning the cost of the wrench would go up too
i like craftsman torque wrenchs, you just have to be carefull not to break the lock collar on the torque adjustment setting, and you cant set it lower than the lowest rating foot pound, or it falls apart, i think all torques are like that tho..
but to answer your question, snap on lifetime warranty, if they say they dont cover rust, steel wool and machine oil it
