Digital torque wrench snap on?
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Staging Lane
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Digital torque wrench snap on? been thinking of buying a digital torq wrench-- is it worth going with the angle degree ones?
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....store&tool=all
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....store&tool=all
I can't really comment on your question but I will say (just in case you don't know) that if you buy off a truck it will be substantially cheaper than off the website...found that out the hard way.
Fwiw I love my snapon dial adjust flex heads:
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....re&dir=catalog
Fwiw I love my snapon dial adjust flex heads:
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....re&dir=catalog
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Staging Lane
Joined: Apr 2012
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i pretty much only buy off the truck and if its something i can get off ebay i will-- but if ebay isnt more than 20% cheaper than the truck i give the local rep the business as he does the warranty..
generally there is a buy one get one of something and the local rep stocks up so even if it was a month or more ago he might have the "special" on the truck.. and if you ask for a discount you will get it-- i see stuff on ebay more than i paid on the truck ..
generally there is a buy one get one of something and the local rep stocks up so even if it was a month or more ago he might have the "special" on the truck.. and if you ask for a discount you will get it-- i see stuff on ebay more than i paid on the truck ..
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from what I've herd the craftsman digital wrenches are junk compared to the snap on wrenches.if you use gm torque to yield bolts its great to have the snap on wrench.compare the price of stock gm head bolts compared to ARP bolts.
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Best tq wrench i have the 1/2 and 3/8 techangle and they get used daily the angle feature makes life a whole lot easier on some cars i send mine in once a year to get calibrated and looked over so i know there accurate its worth the money and with digi u dont have to worry about turning them back to zero when your done with um
I love both of my snapon techangles. (1/2 and 3/8). Makes my life so mych easier when toing LS heads in the car. Also the crankshaft bolt. I was lucky when I got mine because I was at school so I got one for free because of the 50% off discount we had.
Launching!
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They are very accurate. Better get the angle one. I cant think of any car company that does not use TTY bolts. They are getting more prevalent by the day. Dampers heads ETC. Mostly all engine have some TTY applications today. So better off having the tools before hand!!!
If you do alot of work with torque to yield bolts, absolutely. If you only do them once in a blue moon and the non angle wrench is cheaper, don't bother. You can mark the bolt and head or balancer wherever and just turn them until its approximately the degree if you get where I'm going.
I'm at a GM dealer and love my MAC torque angle, I've got the 3/8 one.
THe guy next to me has a Snap On 3/8 torque angle, and I personally like mine better. With mine when you get close to the torque/angle, the green lights flash and beep more frequently as you approach the torque/angle. Once you hit your spec, the red light flashes and the little wrench beeps like crazy, and if you keep torqueing it keeps sounding.
The Snap On one beeps when you hit the reading, and then stops. Yeah it vibrates but it still only does it once. If you aren't really careful with the way your torqueing the bolt or nut you could easily go past your spec.
Sorry my explanation may be a little hard to follow I'm watching a movie right now, lol.
I'm at a GM dealer and love my MAC torque angle, I've got the 3/8 one.
THe guy next to me has a Snap On 3/8 torque angle, and I personally like mine better. With mine when you get close to the torque/angle, the green lights flash and beep more frequently as you approach the torque/angle. Once you hit your spec, the red light flashes and the little wrench beeps like crazy, and if you keep torqueing it keeps sounding.
The Snap On one beeps when you hit the reading, and then stops. Yeah it vibrates but it still only does it once. If you aren't really careful with the way your torqueing the bolt or nut you could easily go past your spec.
Sorry my explanation may be a little hard to follow I'm watching a movie right now, lol.
I work for the federal govt and am QA in a calibration lab. We cal hundreds of wrenches per month. These electronic wrenches are the most reliable and accurate thing on the market. Highly recommended if you can afford one.
If you do alot of work with torque to yield bolts, absolutely. If you only do them once in a blue moon and the non angle wrench is cheaper, don't bother. You can mark the bolt and head or balancer wherever and just turn them until its approximately the degree if you get where I'm going.
I'm at a GM dealer and love my MAC torque angle, I've got the 3/8 one.
THe guy next to me has a Snap On 3/8 torque angle, and I personally like mine better. With mine when you get close to the torque/angle, the green lights flash and beep more frequently as you approach the torque/angle. Once you hit your spec, the red light flashes and the little wrench beeps like crazy, and if you keep torqueing it keeps sounding.
The Snap On one beeps when you hit the reading, and then stops. Yeah it vibrates but it still only does it once. If you aren't really careful with the way your torqueing the bolt or nut you could easily go past your spec.
Sorry my explanation may be a little hard to follow I'm watching a movie right now, lol.
I'm at a GM dealer and love my MAC torque angle, I've got the 3/8 one.
THe guy next to me has a Snap On 3/8 torque angle, and I personally like mine better. With mine when you get close to the torque/angle, the green lights flash and beep more frequently as you approach the torque/angle. Once you hit your spec, the red light flashes and the little wrench beeps like crazy, and if you keep torqueing it keeps sounding.
The Snap On one beeps when you hit the reading, and then stops. Yeah it vibrates but it still only does it once. If you aren't really careful with the way your torqueing the bolt or nut you could easily go past your spec.
Sorry my explanation may be a little hard to follow I'm watching a movie right now, lol.