TEKTON 1/2 Inch Drive Micrometer Torque Wrench (25-250 ft.-lb.) | 24340

This is a great buy. It's well made and sturdy, and the torque settings are accurate (I checked with a $300 torque wrench.) I bought this for work, and I'm glad I did. If you're looking for a nice, affordable torque wrench for use at home or even at work like I use it for, I'd definitely recommend this one.

This was my first experience with using a torque wrench, and I report that this wrench performed its task admirably. The overall feel of the wrench is that of quality, especially the grip. The available precision of torque selection is excellent. Most importantly, the wrench stopped application torque with dead accuracy, exactly when set tolerance was reached. There may be much more expensive torque wrenches available for professionals, but I feel that this wrench is more than sufficient for a home mechanic, or a professional on a limited budget.

Some how the knob to lock the torque wrench disappeared. I thought it would screw in and somehow it vibrated out in my truck. I put it in my truck to retorque lug nuts after 20 or so miles. Anyway I went on Tektons site to buy a new knob, I filled out the warranty info and asked to buy a new knob vs any hoops to jump through/hassel/outrageous shipping costs as I assume the knob was under $5. They sent me an email saying they sent me a new wrench (I guess they don't just screw in). Anyway, it reminded me of Sears when they would just swap a craftsman tool and take the broken one with no reciept, no questions, no info, just walk in hand them the tool and they told you to go grab a new one and then you waved on the way out. I'm def going to buy Tekton any time I need a tool now! You know friends will find out and they just made a lot more business by being a reputable company with a backbone. I have had the run around from climbing gear companies, back pack companies, tent companies, sunglasses companies. To me a lifetime warranty is useless like Chris Farley said. Besides costco or harbor freight nonquestions return policies this is the first time a warranty has ever actually worked without having to pay $50 for shipping, even pay for lab tests to verify delaminated gear didn't have mold, etc, etc. BS. Well done Tekton you now have a lifer !!!

I'd love to have a Snap-On micrometer adjust click torque wrench in this size class, but those are nearly $400. A whiz-bang electronic Snap-On is over $600. For someone who doesn't wrench for a living 8-10 hours every day, and needs a 25-250 ft-lb 1/2" drive torque wrench maybe once a year or so for a more involved and heavier automotive maintenance task, that's simply not cost effective. Nor is an S-K, Matpro, MAC, CDI, Proto, or any of the other high end tools in the $250-$350 price class. The Tekton is not a mechanical work of art to be marveled over. It's a torque wrench which should be used, but not misused or abused either. Even at the lowest setting (25 ft-lb), the click is distinctly felt without ambiguity.I've seen confusion occasionally from those who haven't used a click type torque wrench before and haven't been taught how to use one properly. First, it's *not* a breaker bar. It's not made for general purpose fastener removal use. The "reverse" is intended primarily to back off a fastener that's being torqued, to torque it again if there's a question that it was torqued properly or not. If you need a breaker bar, get a breaker bar. Using a torque wrench as a breaker bar can very easily damage it. Neither should a "cheater" ever be used - typically a pipe - to increase the length of the wrench as many will do with a breaker bar (at their peril if the breaker bar or fastener fails). It can and will damage the micrometer adjustment handle. As with any torque wrench regardless of type, once the fastener begins to tighten, one should firmly, but s-l-o-w-l-y turn the wrench by its **handle**. Always turn the wrench by the middle of the handle. Choking up on it or using a cheater pipe (aside from the damage it causes) will change the actual torque achieved, and often not by just a little. May seem counter-intuitive, but I've seen this demonstrated dramatically and quite conclusively in a torque calibration lab. The click is intended to be felt by the hand turning the wrench at the handle. It does *not* release the the wrench to turn freely. If one keeps turning the wrench, the fastener will be over-torqued. It may also make audible "click" that's heard if the shop is quiet, but that's not the intent of its design. It's intended to be felt. Never had a problem feeling the click on every torque wrench of this type that I've used, and it's been more than a few over the decades in other folks' garages and workshops. The secret is turning slowly and smoothly as the fastener tightens. Rush the task like it's a race track pit crew contest and you'll start snapping bolts and studs; you'll miss feeling the "click". The wrench should be stored at its lowest torque setting (*not* zero) and that's marked on this wrench as it is with every other micrometer adjusted torque wrench I've used. In addition, the micrometer adjustment should not be turned more than two or three foot-pounds past the lowest setting. Going past it slightly won't hurt the wrench, but go too far and it will come apart, or parts will slip out of position internally. Recovering from that without an exploded parts diagram and assembly sequence instructions is very difficult at best. Curiosity about its handle internals can kill the wrench. At the least it will completely ruin its calibration, even if it appears to work afterward.For those inclined to do so, the head can be disassembled to clean and lubricate the gear and pawl mechanism. It's simple and straightforward, with two Torx screws. The mechanism is based on the original Snap-On teardrop reversing ratchet design from eons ago. Be forewarned, there are two small coil springs that push the pawls into the main gear teeth on the bit. They can spring out if you're not careful during disassembly or reassembly. Don't lose them! I use very light machine oil versus grease. Do this maintenance at your own risk! Cleaning and lubing the head ratcheting mechanism doesn't affect the torque setting micrometer or the wrench's calibration as that's an entirely different mechanism inside the handle.Bottom Line:Does the job and does it well if used and cared for properly.Final Notes:Even though there's a reversing switch, it will NOT measure torque on left-hand (CCW) thread fasteners, only on right-hand (CW) thread fasteners, which comprise nearly all fasteners made now, with some rare exceptions in very special applications. A few very old automobiles have left-hand lug bolts on one side. (Current example: bicycle pedals are CW on one side and CCW on the other to keep the CCW side from working itself loose and spinning itself off the crank.) If you need to deal with torque specs on left-hand threaded fasteners, there are some torque wrenches that will measure torque in either direction. Be prepared to pay some $$$ for them.

Ordered this Torque wrench back in 2016, recently it has started to act up by not being consistent holding it's setting, checked it out with a digital torque adapter and sure enough the set torque value would be 120lbs-122lbs and then shoot up15lbs or down X amount and then back close to the value set. Could not say if it would be on the first pull, the 3rd or 20th. Contacted Tekton trying to find a remedy, parts, they check it out whatever the case. Anyway, they have sent out a new torque wrench as a replacement, remember this was purchased in 2016, excellent customer support, EXCELLENT!

Good torque wrench for minor task.

Great torque wrench

Great all around torque wrench that can go all the way down to 10 ft/lbs. Really like that it came with a storage case too. Easy to read etched number markings on the tool itself. Grip is nice and overall design seems like it's well thought out. Seems like it's built to last for more than a year which is more than I can say about tools from other stores.