cdi torque wrench failed

[toddmorr]

bummer, my CDI 2503 MFRMH wrench is only 3 yrs old. Was intermittently jamming so I opened it up and one of the pawls is broke clean. Kind of disappointed to tell you the truth, no way it should fail this soon. Never been abused, 2-3 lugs a week, a crank bolt or two monthly, lower strut bolts, but nothing ever more than the rated 250 lbs ft max.

I called CDI and they said it's out of warranty. I can send it in, or get a repair kit somewhere. May just jump to another more durable brand though.

 

[bcschief]

I would get a repair kit and my 2nd choice would be to send it in, CDI is a good tool and worth repairing.

 

[2ndGearRubber]

Wow. I had a high use HF wrench have a similar failure.

Odd they wouldn't warranty the gears for life. It's a torque wrench. As you said not an abuse prone tool. Calibration is one thing but the basic wrench mechanism failed.

Edit- FWIW snap on has a lifetime warranty on the ratchet head. Really hard to beat a tech angle. I too would be buying gears vs shipping the wrench out.

 

[Wrench97]

TeamTorque for the repair kit> https://www.teamtorque.com/torque-w...VRy88_GZNz7RFBKcKz-yrBjK59RQQ7ncaAn6kEALw_wcB

 

[AJHD]

**** happens. Just buy/request a repair kit and move on. But do you have a Snap On dealer? One of their repair kits may also fit.

 

[shadowen]

TeamTorque for the repair kit> https://www.teamtorque.com/torque-w...VRy88_GZNz7RFBKcKz-yrBjK59RQQ7ncaAn6kEALw_wcB

I second this, just used them earlier in the month to calibrate three CDI wrenches - they were awesome to work with.

 

[Zewnten]

I'm guessing the pawl wasn't fully seated before being used. No accusation, just done it myself and had the same issue.

 

[toddmorr]

anyway, went ahead and ordered the repair kit from TeamTorque $45 shipped. Believe me i thought about other choices like the eTork alternative at around $70. Mostly because the CDI isn't that great to use--the scale is really difficult to read and it's low tooth count, and now the durability is in question. Thinking back, i think it was a Toyota crank bolt at 243 lb that may have whacked it, seems like it started to act funny after that.

Compared to the Norbar I just got for another use case, the CDI isn't even close. The Norbar is easy to read and set and seems really high quality. No idea on durability though.