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I'm after a 1/2" torque wrench, it won't be used loads but I don't want to go too cheap on a horrible useless wrench.
I have a 3/8 Halfords pro one which is really good, but the 1/2" one is over £70 which is a bit steep. Any good ideas please?
Thanks,
Steve

You will struggle to find one for less than £70 unless it is utterly crap.

If you have a decent 3/8 torque wrench which will accept the range just use a 3/8-1/2 socket adapter.

I use one on my 3/8 torque wrench and have used it up to 275nm on Land Rover caliper bolts without an issue.

Socket adaptor

We use the Norbar Torque wrenches in work they are used 24 hrs a day for 5/6 days a week they are well engineered hope this helps.

Norbar is the brand I use. I have a 3/8 drive one and it'll do almost everything on my bike (although to be honest, I'm pretty good at judging torque with a spanner)

Have a look at what range of torque you need to cover and get one that fits the bill; they need to be fairly narrow ranged to be accurate.

Don't use a cheapy one, you might as well not bother.

bahco, the best on the market and reasonably priced considering, we have digital ones at work, super easy to use and very accurate

Thanks everyone for the advice, I believe my 3/8 Halfords Pro one is made by Norbar and gets used a fair bit and is nice and easy to use. It goes upto 60nm which is fine for most stuff, a 1/2 one will only be used really on bike axles and car wheels etc, hence why I don't want to spend too much.

Think I can get a Teng one for about £45 but not sure how good they are.
Steve

V2orV4 wrote:I'm after a 1/2" torque wrench, it won't be used loads but I don't want to go too cheap on a horrible useless wrench.
I have a 3/8 Halfords pro one which is really good, but the 1/2" one is over £70 which is a bit steep. Any good ideas please?
Thanks,
Steve

Call in at your local Halfords and ask for a trade discount card application, if you qualify it will give you big discounts on tools and vehicle service parts. Got my 3/8 torque wrench for almost half price B) I got my card with a motor trade qualification but they accepted a range of services occupations as well.

Or if you are riding through the BA14 area one weekend PM me first and I'll get a price and availability for you

V2orV4 wrote:
Think I can get a Teng one for about £45 but not sure how good they are.
Steve

Ten Tools are great and usually my first choice of tool (thumbs)

for what its worth, Norbar its what we used at work A1 bits of kit.