Christopher Russell writes:
> A little story about craftsman tools. Be forwarned that basically
> only the handtools which are lifetime guarenteed. Other more complicated
> devices with the craftsman name do not have the same guarentee... I
> would suggest you read the guarantees carefully.
I enter Sears through the doors that lead right into the tool dept.
Above the doors in massive writing: "100% satisfaction Guarantee".
That sounds like a warranty to me. Were you 100% satisfied?
> When I bought the wrench, I didn't like the look of the plastic handle,
> although the wrachet looked heavy duty enough. It was the best wrench
> they had (in the store), so I figured it was OK. Also I figured, hey
> its craftsman, I can take it back if it breaks.
A friend of mine was using his rather new Craftsman torque wrench to
check clearances on his new Carrillo connecting rods. 70 ft/lbs was
the spec. The clearances were way off. The cause? The wrench was
only torquing to 55 ft/lbs. Well they *look* accurate.
> P.S. Oh yah, can anybody suggest a source for a good torque wrench, that
> reliable enough for a home mechanic to use (i.e. I know a snap-on would do
> it but it would probably cost $400 or something).
It's hard to beat the elegant simplicity of the beam torque wrenches.
Speaking of which, anyone know where I can get a beam TR that is
accurate around the 7-12 INCH lbs. necessary to set pinion bearing
pre-loads? People act like I'm from another planet when I ask for
such things..
Brian
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