Torque wrenches.

[frankie]

I thought id whack it here, as this is where the most knowledgable people hang about.

im after one, but dont really know what to get.

do i go for something which costs a fair whack and has a decent name?

or will something alot less be just as good?

also what are you lot using?

[gouldy87]

a big shiny one

[Colin]

Anything by Norbar would be the best imo. The electronic ones I have used are ok but not as good.

For a Norbar one expect to pay a fair amount but its a good investment.

[dubby]

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/Tools/Mechanics-Tools/Torque-Tools/Torque-Wrenches

[frankie]

cheers colin, think i will go for the norbar one as you mentioned, im pretty sure they are the ones we use at college to.

[Saxguy]

the more you spend the better it will be. you get what you pay :)

[swampy]

Keeping it correctly calibrated is also an important thing to do

[adamskiTNR]

I have a britool one. A peach of a tool. pretty pricey though

[one_nation04]

depends how much you will be using it mate, if its just for a home jobbie, then i wouldnt go spending loads on a top quality one. But as swampy said, aslong as you keep it calibrated, should be fine whichever

[roberg919]

i have a halfords one which
has been through hell

[lukeeboy149]

we use snap on ones, and use them every single day apart frm sundays, and after about 3 weeks they go all shitty and th caliber gets all fucked up. let down snap on

[adamskiTNR]

if your using them everyday then you can expect them to go out of calibration

[boarer2004]

snap on boot sale 3pounds bargain :) ive used it once