Tool time! Torque wrench question..

[Andy302]

A quick question on torque wrenches.

Ive got the option of getting a Norbar SL3 for £59.99 (new) and delivered. That appears to be good as the best I can see on the net is £80 ish delivered. Its range is 40-170lb ft (50-230Nm).

Question, does this have a good enough range or will I need one to go lower as well when building a GD? I can check the range on the Jag stuff and ford engine but Im not sure about the rest.

Many thanks

[madjohnny]

Andy not too sure about the range you'll need for your GD but I've got a Norbar Wrench and it's fine.

Trouble is it's very difficult to get a torque wrench that will cover all eventualities as the ones that will go upto say 200ft/Ibs will not go down below say 40/50 and vice versa.

I've got the Norbar 1/2" one which is 40-220ft/Ibs and a Sykes 3/8" wrench which is 7-50ft/Ibs.

Also before you buy have a look on ebay, there's a good chance of picking up a Britool item for the price of the Norbar and I know which one I'd rather have!!! :thumb:

[Andy302]

Cheers for that, Ill give ebay a look although I definitely want a new one as you never know how they have been treated.

cheers

[madjohnny]

Andy, loads of the ones on ebay are brand new!!

[oglyoodoo]

I have two Norbar Torque wrenches 5-40 ft/lb & 40-170 ft/lb. I have taken both of them periodically to Norbar in Banbury and they checked the calibration for a nominal sum so long as you don't want an official traceable certificate of conformity.

I found them very helpful, just tell them you want to know if it's within spec. I think they charged about £7 each last time (about 18 months ago) which I thought was good value for peace of mind. Even did it while I waited.

Denis

[wilf]

Norbar = excellent tool. I have used and abused my own Norbar torque wrench for over 20 years now, it still comes back for more.

40 - 170 lb ft will do most critical things on a Cobra.

[Andy302]

Cheers for the replies, Im pretty sure we use Norbar (well they look like Norbar! )wrenches at work and if they are good enough for us then I cant see much wrong with them. We of course have to have ours calibrated regularly but I dont think that will be too necessary but I will get it checked every two or three years.

how does that price sound?