1/4" torque wrench recommendations

[visionguru]

Currently, I have the following torque wrenches:

• Craftsman 3/8" 25~250 inch-pound (click type)
• Craftsman 3/8" 5~80 foot-pound (digi-click)
• Snap On Tech3fr250 1/2" 25-250 foot-pound (digital)

All made in USA.

I thought I'm set for my occasional DIY needs. However, I'm thinking of doing valve adjustment/timing belt etc. engine work. All of them a little on the bulky side, and most engine bolts are blow or close to 10ft-lb. A 1/4" seems a good fit.

Any recommendations?

 

[16again]

CDI or Precision Industries. Both are quality. [emoji1303]


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[Steve_P]

I have 4 by CDI, including the 1/4" 20-150 lb-in. Excellent quality

 

[16again]

My 1/4” 30.00 in-lb - 150.00 in-lb



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[txvwnut]

Precision Instruments.

 

[plinker]

Precision instruments or CDI for new, NOS Armstrong on ebay.

For inch pounds, I have a 30-250 CDI clicker as well as a 5-30 torque screwdriver. I find that covers things pretty well. A dial type may be better for some engine work.

 

[Nickshelby]

I work on European two wheel vehicles and while some of the other techs have jumped on the digital train I prefer all things mechanical. So I’ll be sticking with my Snap on QD1RN25

It is actually measured in deciNewton-meters and goes from 50-250dNM

Divide by 10 for NM because, you know...metric system.


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[dnschmidt]

I just bought an Etorq clicker off of Amazon and I really like it. $50 and it's got the best reading scale I've ever encountered in a clicker style torque wrench. Apparently it was designed in America and is built in China according to Etorq's Website. The scale is similar to those used by Norbar. Either deciNewton-meters or inch pounds are easily set with little ambiguity. The click is loud and easily felt as well which is seldom the case with low torque torque wrenches. Feels like a very high quality item and that's from somebody who sells fairly expensive Eclatorq digital torque wrenches. I consider this to be an unbeatable buy.

 

[GirchyGirchy]

I had a setup similar to yours, and bought a small used Armstrong on eBay that was US made. Tested out very well on our calibration equipment at work. It's a 5-50 in-lb or so.