Took me 7 years to finally buy a quality torque wrench for diesel injector work

I used to just guess on the torque specs with a cheap clicker that was probably 50 lb-ft off, but after snapping a bolt on a Cummins ISX head last spring I grabbed a Snap-on digital one and haven't had a single issue since, anyone else wish they'd just paid up earlier?

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ivancoleman9d ago

Did you ever trust that cheap clicker after you snapped the bolt, or did it just sit in the drawer collecting dust? I definitely threw mine in the trash the same day I got a real one.

holly_flores799d ago

Wait, you actually threw it away the same day? That's kind of extreme but I get it. How much did that stripped bolt end up costing you in the long run though - like did it mess up anything else on the car or just a quick fix? Those cheap clickers always feel fine until you really need them to work, then they just let you down.