For a weekend mechanic who does brake jobs, suspension work and engine repairs, would I be better off with a wrench with a 150 ft lbs limit?
870498
Ford technican here. A 150 ft lb torque wrench would be fine for a weekend mechanic. There isn't a lot that requires more than 150 ft lbs unless your replacing axles, doing drivetrain work or internal engine/transmission work. But on the other hand, it isn't going to hurt to have the larger capacity wrench just in case you do happen do take on a larger job.
870499
But if you need to replace a hub and bearing, the torque on the large nut can go up to 200 ft lbs of torque.
870500
The advantage of a 250 ft-lb limit wrench is the longer handle. It will be a lot easier getting a 250 ft-lb wrench to hit the required torque than a 150 ft-lb wrench with the shorter handle, e.g., more leverage
870501
If you want to do suspension work you will want this. It's a good price for a good tool.
870502
As long as the majority of what you are tightening is away from the edge of this torque Wrench's range it should work well for you and offer a wider ranged of use. If you are torquing stuff that is under 25 foot pounds you will probably need a 1/4" or 3/8" torque wrench to get the lower range. I prefer this wrench for the stuff you have described.
870503
This may be more than what you need, however, suspension work sometimes requires more than the 150 ft-lbs. It is certainly a nicer wrench, I had the cheaper 150 unit for years, then upgraded to this one
870504
It depends on what the repair manuals say about how much torque you should tighten to. I originally bought this for motorcycle work but never used it since the lower end of this wrench was a bit too much for most of the fasteners.
123629
Although it is powerful enough for household jobs, it does not have the torque for lug nuts - plus its life will be greatly shortened by using it for so demanding a task. The torque with a fully charged battery is barely enough to safely tighten lug nuts on small cars. Larger cars and pickups need almost twice the torque. Removal is another story - three (3) to five(5) times the torque is needed to remove lug nuts, more if they are rusty. Do not use this tool for lug nuts.
1584896
No a comealong or powerwinch would be better for that job. Hope this helps!
1126129
You could try it, but my thoughts are it being only 3/8 drive, it may be too light duty to do what you need. Lug nuts are typically tightened to 80-100 ft. lbs., and at that rate should be able to be removed by hand. If your lug nuts are overtightened, you may need the help of a tire shop with industrial air tools to break them free.
1018513
I thought you were dead Mr Soprano. Yes the wrench works well for oil pan bolts. I used to tighten trans bolts, pretty accurate and easy to use. trans bolts are 10 foot pounds it can be done with full size torque wrench but risk going over 10 foot pounds with large wrench. 1/4 drive easy to operate and 120 inch pounds ie 10 foot pounds gets you on the money with 1/4 drive wrench. Good tool with case for money.
1859454
The handle is big enough for you to get as much torque as needed without extra leverage. The danger for its intended use is that you can get TOO much torque on that little 3/16" nut and strip the threads. Use blue Locktite on the threads and tighten until snug, just not "a little extra". You will be happy with the results. This is a good tool.
2227459
I bought the 10,00 lb job and all is good but I think it is overkill for me. I'm towing a corolla weighing about 2700 lbs.
715786
There are 3 settings for torque on this gun - one could use the medium setting then finalizing torque by hand with a torque wrench to the exact specification you desire. 500 lbs is a lot of torque however. I use this on the high setting when I'm only torqueing my truck wheels to 150 ft lbs and its ok as long as I don't torque overly long.
2278304
The wrench works fine, unless the lug nuts/bolts are over torqued, that is when you will ruin the wrench trying to loosen the lug nuts. You need to use a breaker bar first
778359
These machines are not built for hvy use. 250 # is probable the very max. I loaned mine to a friend who weighs over 200# and the trans axle broke. I suggest buying a sturdier machine.
947626
Any compressor with a 100 lb. rating will power an impact driver. You won't be able to change more than about 2 wheels per minute though.
457008
Do not think this will work well for air tools that use lots of air like impact wrenches. For those tools you need a large volume tank. I only use this one for putting air in my motor home tires because it will go to 150psi.
2178015
I'm not sure but did a test on a 3/4 bolt tightening with all you can put on a wrench and had no problem breaking it loose .very strong impact I would say at least 150 ft
352821
I just used it with a 1/2 impact wrench today to rotate tires, worked great! Don't expect to open a tire shop with it, but for occasional use it's more than adequit. I set the output pressure up to 120 PSI to get the most out of my impact gun.
940282
i tow a 24 foot rv with our 1/2 ton doddge, I have had no issue regarding the brake unit we hav ours set between 1-2.5 in auto mode and have used manuel mode also I feel that you would be more than satisfied by purchasing this unit there is more than ample adjustments (settings) to meet your needs, good luck on your purchase you will be satisfied.
1364381
I think it would work. But it doesn't technically meet the specs.60 inches is more than 55 and torque would thus be greater. The question is probably how likely would it be subjected to a rotational force and how close are the tolerances.
623294
NO. YOU WILL DAMAGE THE TORQUE WRENCH. Buy a breaker bar if you need to loosen something.