I am looking to get an inch pound torque wrench to do work both on my ram and on my motorcycles. I was looking at getting the Craftsman Microtork 25-250 in-lbs. I was wondering if anyone had any other recommendations that fall in to the same torque range and the same semi price range, would prefer to stay under $150.

Thanks,

Ray

 

Stay away from the clicker style wrenches. They're nothing but a gimmick and require calibration whether used or not.

Get on E-Bay and look for a bar-style torque wrench. A friend scored a really nice one for me for $27 a couple of years ago.

 

Craftsman Microtork, i have one of those there good for doing intake and and stuff

i got a good deal on mine it was half priced

any time it anything like crank work or rods i use a snap on

 

I've had me my Craftsman torque wrench for nigh on twenty years now, dunno if it's the Microtork or not. Come in a nice plastic case. I think I give right around $60 for it back then...

 

we use the armstrong clicker torque wrenches where i work. we use em almost all day everyday. we send em in to get calibrated every couple months, but for the amount that we use them we have to. i wouldnt get anything else. we had a electric torque wrench, no good! it was fragile

 

That's the same deal I got, Sears normally has some good sales on tools.
I saw the tag that said 40$ marked down from 80$ and I couldn't pass it up.

A couple things to keep in mind about clicker torque wrenches:
Crank the wrench to its minimum torque setting when you're done with it.
The wrench needs to be room temperature to be accurate, If you have it in a shop that is 30º then go to use it without letting it warm up first then it won't be accurate.

 

x2, zero set the clicker type before putting them away.

TBH, an inch/lb trq wrench isnt that usefull on a truck really.
Tend to have smaller drives on them, short so cant get good leverage for use on larger bolts with higher torque. Good for intake & not much else. Essential for a bike

All 3 of my torque wrenches are the clicker type, my inch/lb is a short 1/8 drive, (cant remember brand) my 2 ftlb are both Mastercraft (probably Craftsman relabelled), one is 30"(paid 40-1/2price years ago) the other Maxim, its at least 3' long, paid 1/2 price for it 3yrs ago (60) All of them came in plastic cases. Only the in/lb fits in my roller cabinet.

 

I have a beam torque wrench to handle the 10-100 and something ft-lb range and a lot of things on my motorcylces are below the 15 ft-lb range. I may have to go see if sears has any on sale.

 

Getting parts or tools to cover 2 jobs usually means neither gets done right.
Reason I have 3 trq wrenches