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Old 09-12-2010, 06:05 PM
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Torque wrench recommendations

Title speaks for itself--I want to buy a good one with decent accuracy what do you have or recommend?

Will be using it for the C63, E90 BMW and f-150.
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Seatle tool

http://seattletool.ca/store/22?page=1


Great product priced right Picked one up a few years
ago and they are top quality

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Mac Tools or Snap-on. Hands down the best tools you can get including torque wrenches. This is coming from a Master tech who has been working at Mercedes for 10+ years.
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I'm sure there are many options that are higher quality but for $40 shipped this is a great value -> http://www.amazon.com/Gorilla-Automo.../dp/B0028081GK

I've been using it for a about a year with several wheel swaps. No issues.
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Tirerack sells a decent one, that I bought just to torque my lug bolts, I think it was about $30.
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Mac Tools or Snap-on. Hands down the best tools you can get including torque wrenches. This is coming from a Master tech who has been working at Mercedes for 10+ years.

Yes and no. Both companies make great tools(except air tools unless that changed) but like most things people are bias to some extent. I had to buy the "certified" measuring beakers for bench flow tests that are $100 each so my customers knew I was using the best to get the best results yet I won't say they are much more accurate than the cheap off the shelf plastic ones you can buy for $5-10.

I have been happy with my Precision Instruments brand wrench (not cheap but reasonable) but I just use it for lug nuts which I assume you will also. http://torqwrench.com/home.php
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Mac Tools or Snap-on. Hands down the best tools you can get including torque wrenches. This is coming from a Master tech who has been working at Mercedes for 10+ years.
snap-on has by far the best had tools, you will pay out the nose but it will last a life time. comeing from a master tech for the last 6 years (SLR, SLS, SL black)
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Also Hazet makes good tools. You can find some deals on German ebay.
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This is what we use for wheels and crank pulleys ETC


http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....store&tool=all

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