Hey all,

As i'm sure most of you are aware a good torque wrench is a must have in a tool box, so I fancy getting a hold of one for chrimbo.

So who knows a good one? I dont want it to be rediculously priced.

I'm not too hot on the Clarke one from MM, because it doesnt read in units of torque, and you need to use a silli bit of paper that comes with it to work out what settings you should have it at.

Halford have one that looks to be alright, though i'm not sure if it reads in proper units either as i've not seen it in the flesh.

The next part is ranges. Halfords do a 8-60 NM, 60-300 NM and 40-200 NM.

Most of the work i'll be doing will be on smallish cars. Most of the stuff i've done didnt need above 60NM, and went down as low as 12. So the smallest wrench seems to be adaqate.

But should i be getting two wrenches? a #-40 and a 40-200 instead of making one do the job?

Cheers to anyone who can shed some light on this and I hope this post can shed some light for other users too.

oo ps. Also, as far as I know, the wrench must be releaved of all tension before storing it away otherwise it breaks itself. Is this true? As much as it seems to be, most springs are fairly linear in such applications and, I wouldnt have thought, generally work harden or creep.

JAmes