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Had to pick between a Snap-On and a Harbor Freight torque wrench for the same job last week
I was doing cylinder work on a Cessna 172 at the shop in Tulsa and needed a 3/8 drive torque wrench. My Snap-On was in for calibration so I grabbed a Pittsburgh from the loaner drawer. The thing didn't click until I was way past 40 ft-lbs on a head bolt. Swapped back to an old Craftsman halfway through and it felt solid. Anyone else trust the cheapo wrenches for non-critical stuff or am I just being paranoid?
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kevin_murray8811d ago
Man, no way. Not for anything critical. Cheap torque wrenches are just a gamble you don't need.
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max38811d agoMost Upvoted
Harbor Freight's cheap ones, yeah I get that. But @kevin_murray88, is there a specific price point where you draw the line? Like fifty bucks vs a hundred and fifty, or are you basically saying anything under a certain brand just isn't worth touching for engine work?
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