Hello folks. If you work on your own car, may I ask if you have a favorite brand and model of torque wrench? It can be one that you use for wheel lugs or it could be a model for things like cylinder heads or EV contact posts in a receptacle or EV charger junction box. If you have a brand you trust, …

I’m now reminded of when my wife needed some dental implants. The metal studs that they stick in the jaw bone are installed with torque wrenches - measured in Newton centimeters. I forget the exact value the oral surgeon told me about, but it wasn’t many N/cm, and one N/cm i about .08 in/lb. I don’…

I have several torque wrenches in various sizes. I also still have my original beam style. They are all Craftsman brand tools. I don’t use torque wrenches for many fastening jobs but just the ones I think are super critical. Engine internals, manifolds, heads (especially TTY), wheel bearings etc. T…

I recently had a crown created by a dentist using CADD and a CNC mill. It was fascinating and learning how she did it helped me stay distracted.

That’s crazy! I one installed a zip line at home. A big one. It came as a kit. The kit wanted the little cable retainer nuts to be torqued to a surprisingly low rating. My neighbors didn’t have a little torque wrench that could go so low, so I built a torque arm for the little wrench and guestimated…

I forgot I do have a light weight beam type that I have had for years. Just mainly for small engine stuff. I like it because I can see the level of tightening by the movement of the beam instead of waiting for a click.

[image] TwinTurbo: The first thing to note are the same type of roll around tool boxes mechanics use to store tools. And guess what? They are stuffed with the same tools That is funny cause years ago my business (shop) partner had watched a documentary on knee surgery and said WTH, I could do…

40+ years ago, a relative of mine brought home a video of heart transplants from her hospital. They started the operation with a 6" circular saw going right up the patient’s sternum. I said I have a circular saw like that. She replied: “But those are all stainless steel, costing $600.”

I have a no name 1/2 beam type that is 50 years old. Not sure where I bought it. I have a beam type 1/4 inch drive bought from Amazon. The old place I use it is to set bearing preload on ring and pinions. Imagine a 1/4 to 3/8 adaptor and a 3/8 to 1/2 adaptor to fit a socket big enough for the pinio…

[image] Mustangman: Imagine a 1/4 to 3/8 adaptor and a 3/8 to 1/2 adaptor to fit a socket big enough for the pinion nut. Hahaha, I started to do the same and then came up with this idea, I used a 1/4 socket on the 1/4 beam torque wrench, to a 1/4 hex shank 1/2 driver to the pinion nut socket……

Funny, just brought the wife home from knee replacement. Year ago was shoulder replacement. Didn’t Look either time. Fun times ahead.

What brand and model torque wrench would you recommend?

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davesmopar August 28, 2025, 3:04pm 18

That is funny cause years ago my business (shop) partner had watched a documentary on knee surgery and said WTH, I could do that and I already have all the same tools!!!

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What brand and model torque wrench would you recommend?

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