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Snap on Tech tq wrenches

Msjeeps911

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Hey guys looking to get a new tq wrench digital. Ill be using it for heads 4,6,8 cyls. Most heads dont go over 70ftlbs that I do. I was thinking of getting the 3/8 one, as most of the heads I do 1/2 sockets dont fit well. Anyone have the 3/8 one? I want to know how it is before I order it. Thanks.
 
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Weedwaka

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I have all three. They are great for engine work.

A lot of top shops use them for engine building. Katech etc. Not the tool for crash bang suspension work, but for engines and fine work they are excellent. I love the degree feature that keeps track of the sweep even when ratcheting.

Pull the trigger !
 

sabercatt

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I have all three as well. They are top notch, and like weedwaka said the degree feature is awesome. More and more things are using degrees instead of simple torque and when you can sometimes only turn a ratchet 10 or 20 degrees at a time there is nothing that compares to these. Customers are always extremely impressed by them as well and get more compliments/questions than any of my other tools.
 
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Prototyper

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I had all three, supplied by my former employer. They were great to use, as I was working on very large, precise testing equipment.

One time, I brought it with me to do some field work in Switzerland. On my return to Minneapolis, I was making my way through the customs area, grabbed my suitcase, and Pelican hard-sided tool case containing the Torque Wrench. As I approached the customs officer, I noticed my tool case was vibrating! Thoughts began to race through my head about I would explain why my luggage was vibrating... To make things worse, the Pelican case just screams "search me!" to a customs officer. As luck would have it, he glanced at my papers, and let me stroll on by. Once home, I discovered the LCD display was half blacked out, rendering the tool unusable. No big deal, got a new one.

A co-worker of mine had boarded his plane in Tokyo, when 2 armed military types boarded the plane, escorted by a flight attendant. They walked right up to his row, and requested that he join them. Outside, on the tarmac, he was brought to a white van, and when he stepped inside, saw his suitcase sitting on a table in the middle of the van. The asked him to open it, and explain the suspicious device it contained. He gladly complied, and pulled out his Tech Torque Wrench. He turned it on, showed them how it worked, they all smiled, and politely escorted him back to his seat on the plane.

Moral of the story: not the thing for flying with!
 

STS_Underdog

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Jan 1, 2009
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ATECH3FR250 here, love it. Agree with what the others say, get the one with the angle meter built in. Any time I'm doing engine work GM uses torque to yield bolts, makes it way easier when you don't have room for the full turn you need.

Had trouble with mine a few months after I bought it, but it was covered under warranty and came back with a new calibration card. Just had it checked on the truck the other day and it's still good three years later.
 
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Msjeeps911

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Im going to prob get the 1/2 drive one. That way I can tq up to 250ftlbs.

All of there new tech wrenches have the angle built in.
 
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