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[Tomf]

Ok i jest went out to buy a Torque wrench and when i go to do up the nut i need to do up the torque wrench doesnt acctuall do the nuts up it just undoes them until the nut comes completly off :'(

So whne ever i turn the wrench it onle works so that it undoes bolts and there is no way of changing this, i have read throught the manual for it 4 times now PLEASE HELP

[Tomf]

Dont wurry problem now solved.

[Teapot]

Always glad to help

[Pooky]

lmao! Was there a switch or did you have to push the drive through the other side?

oh and what torque wrench was it? I think I might buy one soon?

Edited by Pooky, 28 October 2006 - 03:33 PM.

[m1n1]

i spose its one of those halfords ones where you take the ratchet head off and put it in the other way round! lol
same thing happened to me to.

[mini93]

wow rocket science that, the torque wrenches arent that bad, saying that there are alot better ones, like the metal draper ones the one i have doesnt have a big enough range so i might have a to buy another...doh

[Tomf]

Yep thats the one my mum got if from Halfords, i have to tske part of the head off and turn it round.

Just to add i phoned my mum up and asked her if she could get me one if there no more that £25 as i could get one from on the web for £15 but i needed one kind of quickly, so she went and brought me one from Halfords, brought it home and said it was £50 > :'( So i asked why did she buy it i said dont get one if its more that £25 and she just said i dont know. So i said ill take it back as i canget it way cheaper that that.

O yea i used it quickly before i put it back

[m1n1]

i think you need a halfords trade card! i have one and there are some good deals to be had. try and blag one..

[miniboo]

smartass hat on but didnt i say that they were 50 quid in halfrauds when you asked about buying one?

[OllyD]

Should've picked up last months copy of Mini Mag. It had reviews of the most common torque wrenches. The winner was only £15

[miniboo]

lol i said exactly that in the same post where ever it is

[Tomf]

yea you did but there is no shop you said about that is local to me thats why i said to my mum £25 max if not ill order it from online.

[Big_Adam]

Should've picked up last months copy of Mini Mag. It had reviews of the most common torque wrenches. The winner was only £15

what won, i need a torque wrench.

[Tomf]

Get one off ebay. You can get new ones off there for quite cheap.

[Big_Adam]

yeah, but i don't know if their C**p or not, rather go by a decent rating that a cheap price.

did look at a draper one bloody hell it cost a packet. then i looked at a snap-on one. put the price in perspective quickly.