Worth getting a 200lb torque wrench?

[Steve Kirk]

I have a Sykes Pickavant torque wrench which I think is OK, but it only goes to 150lbs, and I am about to swap my rear disks this weekend which needs 200lb for the hub nuts. Thus I have the dilemma about whether its worth upgrading to a wrench with higher range or not. I can't think of any other job that needs more than 150lbs, can anyone else?

 

If I do buy a new one, the only 200lb wrench that I can find costing less than about 150 quid is a Halfords own brand which does up to 225lbs for sixty quid. Anyone got one of these that can recommend it? Or recommend something else instead?

 

 

[No Nuts]

I used a breaker bar (1/2" drive) and basically put my full weight on it at a suitable lever arm to make 200 lbf

 

Seems to have saved 60 quid!

 

And no, I'm not going to tell you the lever length!!!

 

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Edited by - No Nuts on 3 May 2002 16:58:30

[wag]

for 1 job, i would be tempted to get the feel of 150 ft lbs and then guesstimate 200 (provided it wont damage your wrench).

[Swiss Tony]

Remind me never to let you work on my car!

[John Howe]

Since the torque setting in question is not an everyday requirement, why not ask the local garage to loan you there's. If they are not that friendly, then a hire shop will still leave you well in pocket

 

JH

 

 

[Fred]

steve take them up to 150 then find a local garage kwik **** is a easy one

ask them to tighten them up give the man a £5.00

 

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[martinwhitcher]

agree with Fred,

you'll only ever use it a couple of time's unless of course you work with Tractors & Combines........smile.gif

 

Martin

 

 

[Paul Ranson]

IIRC the Ford specified range of torques is quite large. I wouldn't worry about accuracy, get an 18 inch breaker bar and stand on the end of it.

 

I've never had one come undone....

 

Paul

[Bricol]

I would say (and I followed my own advice) that the 200 figure is not for setting bearing clearances or anything, just damn tight to ensure it stays done up - I used a 3/4 drive socket, bar and a long tube and bounced on the end - I'm fairly light and it seemed to work in that the wheels are still attached.

 

Bri

[Pierre Gillet]

"I've never had one come undone...."

 

Undone? at least if it is not tighten sufficiently you can hear it! The hub gets noisy...

[stevefoster]

I bought the Halfords one for £50.

 

Used it many times, Bearing, ear changes etc.

It's like a MIG or a lathe. If you have one you find all sorts of uses for them.

[STEVE GILBERT]

lets face it as they are threaded with the direction of rotation I dont see how they can come undone(you did know the ns is l/h thread?) Just do it up tight and borrow one at the earliest oppertunity. Halfords were doing buy2 get 1 free a few weeks ago when I had my rear hubs off and I came close to buying 2. should have posted on here we could have flogged the 3rd!