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ukdave2002
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4104 Location: South Cheshire
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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 11:32 am Post subject: Aldi torque wrench |
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Aldi have got a torque wrench in their specials from tomorrow, £16.99
https://www.aldi.co.uk/auto-xs-torque-wrench/p/801792410983800
Range is 20-150 ft/lbs 18" long for 1/2" sockets, comes with 3 sockets (common wheel nut sizes) and what looks like a 5" extension.
Only down side is that although the ratchet will work counter clockwise, the torque wrench only works clockwise.
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47Jag
Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Posts: 1480 Location: Bothwell, Scotland
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 1:41 am Post subject: |
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Dave,
It should be pointed out that this wrench is only available on mail order so there will be an additional delivery charge if you only buy the wrench. If there's something else you need/want that will bring the total to over £20 then you qualify for free delivery. Still a good price even with the added delivery charge. I didn't see a price for delivery but it will probably be about £3.95-ish.
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alastairq
Joined: 14 Oct 2016 Posts: 1950 Location: East Yorkshire
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:41 am Post subject: |
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£2.95 standard delivery
Free delivery on orders over £30
Screwfix, Machine MArt [Clarke] and Amazon all have similar, between the £20-£25 price range, with free delivery too...for some. _________________ Dellow Mk2, 1951 built, reg 1952.
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MikeEdwards
Joined: 25 May 2011 Posts: 2467 Location: South Cheshire
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:49 am Post subject: |
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Out of interest, what disadvantage is there that the torque only works in one direction? Is it just for the rare situations where you might have a left-handed thread, or something else I can't think of? Are l/h threads more commonplace in cars older than mine? |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22438 Location: UK
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 11:36 am Post subject: |
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MikeEdwards wrote: | Out of interest, what disadvantage is there that the torque only works in one direction? Is it just for the rare situations where you might have a left-handed thread, or something else I can't think of? Are l/h threads more commonplace in cars older than mine? |
I've come across them on commercial vehicles (eg big Dodge, and the Commer), also the n/s/f wheel nuts on the Volvo PV444 were LH thread.
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lowdrag
Joined: 10 Apr 2009 Posts: 1585 Location: Le Mans
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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Everything I have bought from Aldi or Lidl has surprised me. One tends to think that at the first sign of stress it will break but The things I have bought have been good quality and an exceptional price. Nowt to do with cars, but I've wanted a little weather station with outside temperature gauge for yonks but baulked at £70. Bought one from Lidl at £15 over a year ago and it's perfect. |
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ukdave2002
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4104 Location: South Cheshire
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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Well I broke into my piggy bank and bought one from our local Aldi today
The are made by an Austrian toolmaker ; Walter Werkzeuge :
https://www.walteronline.com/en/tools/home-workshop/hand-tools/torque-wrench-set-p3043420
They have individual serial numbers and come with a calibration test certificate, mine was 0.5% out at 60NM, 1.6% out at 126NM and 1.3% out at 210NM, test date was 9th Dec 2020, unusually all the components in the kit have a date of manufacture.
The only disappointing features are that it only has metric calibrations, so some calculations required for those of us who work in imperial! & minimum torque is 43ft/lbs not the 20 that I had originally understood, still very good value.
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