Remember when a set of good wrenches was a lifetime purchase?

I dropped $300 on a digital torque adapter last year, and it's already saved me from two comeback jobs on head gaskets. Anyone still using the old click-type ones, or have you all switched over?

2 comments

2 Comments

daniel_lopez21d ago

My old click-type torque wrench was my dad's, and I swore by it for years. I figured the digital stuff was just extra cost for no real gain. Then I had to redo the wheel bearings on my truck because my reading was off. The digital adapter showed me how much I was over-torquing, just from my arm angle. It feels like cheating, but I can't argue with the results.

sam_hart21d agoMost Upvoted

Ever try using a click wrench on something with a weird angle, like inside an engine bay? @daniel_lopez, your story hits home. I was doing valve cover bolts, totally confident in my old clicker. Friend brought over his digital gauge, and it showed my pulls were all over the place because I was crammed against the fender. That little screen showing the numbers jump around was a real eye-opener. Makes you respect the guys who could do it perfect by feel back in the day.