When I rebuilt a spec miata engine last fall, I was disappointed how inaccurate my craftsman click type torque wrench was, my nearly identical crappy tire maximum torque wrench wasn’t a bunch better. I also have an old Snap On dial torque wrench. In the end, I took them all to work and checked the calibration and all were terrible.
We use a 16:1 torque multiplier as part of our assembly line at work so we check our torque wrenches weekly. It’s amazing how bad even a brand new Proto torque wrench was.
I’ve seen those sub $100 digital torque adapters on the interwebs and am thinking about getting one, I’m mainly interested in one that 4-150 ft-lbs.
Who has these? Are they any good? Are they reliable? I have some engines to rebuild and these are less expensive than a new torque wrench that is reasonably good. The one shown is merely an example and likely not the exact model or brand I would get.
