The craftsman beam type wrenches also carry a lifetime warrantee, while the
clickers carry 90 days. Too many problems with construction monkeys jumping
on them and using them with pipes on the ends as breaker bars to keep the
warrantee.
James Nazarian
Sears Employee
----- Original Message -----
From: "MonteMorris" <mmorris@nemr.net>
To: "Ron Fine" <RonFineEsq@earthlink.net>; "Healey List"
<healeys@autox.team.net>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 11:32 PM
Subject: Re: Torque Wrench
> Ron,
> the torque wrench was discussed at length a while back and I believe the
> consensus was that the clicker wrenches are not as reliable due to being
so
> sensitive that they get out of calibration and there is little way to
adjust
> them. A Craftsman, direct-read (I'm not sure what they're called-the one
> with the bar that flexes and has a pointer) can be had for $30 and if it
> gets out of calibration you just have to bend the pointer.
> Monte
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