Recommendations for a Torque wrench?

[ringway]

I got a Britool one at a car boot recently for £2 The bloke on the stall didn't know what it was!!

Without wanting to p!ss on any chips, I'd get the accuracy of a used wrench checked. If it has been dropped (or used as a hammer, yeah, I know) the accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

 

[ringway]

Very easy- don't use grease.

RH

Copper slip grease already on the bolts from previous owner/services.

I clean the bolts each time I take them out and add a little oil on the theads. A dry fitting isn't a good idea IMHO.

 

[grober]

130Nm? I thought it was 80Nm on my W210? Might be a different one tho?

110Nm is approx 80ft.lbs think you may have got your units mixed up??

 

[crankiejohn]

i have a williams superslim. i got it when i orderd some metric combo spanners from a cataloge and they sent it instead,i must tell them(i dont think so)

 

[whitenemesis]

I have one of those that I keep in the car with the wrench shown in the picture below.

Yup, bought one today, slightly different, dull black metal and removable teflon sleeve.

An equal concern for the logevity of the counterbore is shown in the picture below. The water will sit there for an age due to the duff design. If the aperture was conical there wouldn't be a problem.
So either take the car for a spin or mop out the water.

The AMG I have now are a little better as the counterbore is more open. But I usually mop out the water as I wax or spray the wheel each wash.

The Halfords torque wrenches come in a 50-50 screw together tube that you are able to hang up out of harms way.

Bought the Halfords 40 - 200Nm Torque wrench today as well, so all set


Well, except I now need a good jack, probably a trolley jack. My driveway is all shingle

 

[ringway]

Yup, bought one today, slightly different, dull black metal and removable teflon sleeve.



The AMG I have now are a little better as the counterbore is more open. But I usually mop out the water as I wax or spray the wheel each wash.



Bought the Halfords 40 - 200Nm Torque wrench today as well, so all set


Well, except I now need a good jack, probably a trolley jack. My driveway is all shingle

Yes mine has the removable sleeve. The dealerships say they use the sleeve and I've no reason to disbelieve them. It's the Kwikfit's of this world we have to worry about. I'm dreading a puncture, seriously.



I used Machine Mart for my trolley jack and axle stands and I'm happy with the 3, tonne combo (I also have the Sprinter van) I bought.




Incidentally we have some confusion about the 210 torque settings.

Olly correctly quoted WIS at 130nm and I correctly quoted my hanbdbook at 110nm so it's all a little confusing.

Given Olly's immeasurably superior knowledge and the fact that WIS will be more up-to-date than my handbook I think I'll be using Olly's figures.

 

[Rovinghawk]

A dry fitting isn't a good idea IMHO.

Your opinion differs from MB's technical department. And Ford's. And Honda's.

RH

 

[Rovinghawk]

My driveway is all shingle

Buy a big paving slab to sit the jack on & some sharp sand to sit the paving slab on.

RH

 

[ringway]

Your opinion differs from MB's technical department. And Ford's. And Honda's.

RH

Depending on who fits the bolt and to what torque, a dry fitment can end in seized wheel bolts.

I apply a little oil to the threads and keep them as clean as possible.

 

[whitenemesis]

Buy a big paving slab to sit the jack on & some sharp sand to sit the paving slab on.

RH

Only problem with that is I can see myself having to dig a hole to fit it all in under the car! I have only ~5" clearance..

Would a trolley jack sit safely enough straight on the shingle? I'm only raising the car just enough to take a wheel off, not getting under it!

 

[Rovinghawk]

Scrape the shingle back. Have just enough sand to create a fairly flat bed for the paving slab; tap the slab down GENTLY & evenly with the handle end of a pickaxe or sledgehammer. If you have to scrape off an inch of shingle & dig an inch of soil then it's hardly a major heartache, surely?

The whole point of pea gravel is that it flows & doesn't compact; I wouldn't put a jack straight on it under any circumstances whatsoever.

RH