When performing mechanical work on a vehicle, it’s crucial to know torque specifications. They refer to the unit of measurement for rotational force, or twisting, needed to properly fasten nuts and ...

I bought my first torque wrench as a teenager when I started autocrossing. It was a Craftsman clicker-type. I still have a later version of it today—along with at least a half-dozen other torquing ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Torque wrenches were once considered an optional luxury, even ...

We recently published a piece on torque where we looked at how torque in the bike industry compares to others. This second instalment in our deep dive into torque sees a discussion on torque and ...

Hundreds of nuts and bolts hold your car together, and many of those bolts have precise torque settings. Wrenching these sensitive parts beyond their specifications, could spell doom, as could not ...

It comes with a calibration compliance certificate that certifies the wrench to MIL STD 45662A and ANSI/NCSL Z540-1-1994 with accuracy traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

A torque wrench (two types of which are shown in Figure 3-7) is designed to tighten a nut, bolt, or screw to an exact degree to avoid under-tightening or over-tightening things. If you're replacing a ...

A torque wrench is an extremely important tightening tool that you definitely don’t want to skimp on, especially if you’re using it to tighten your car’s lug nuts, or other fasteners important to your ...

A torque wrench is an extremely important tightening tool that you definitely don’t want to skimp on, especially if you’re ...

A breaker bar is one of those specialty tools that every home mechanic wishes they had sooner or later. It's useful for encouraging stuck nuts and bolts to turn as a last-ditch effort to remove them ...

SK Torque WrenchesThe remnants of an exhaust system dangled beneath the ancient bumperless BMW as a clean-cut kid approached the grizzled shop owner. "Sir, I'd be willing to work for you if I could ...

So I'm in the market for a torque wrench. Primary use: tire lug nuts. Craftsman had some sales recently, but the handles were plastic. Fuck that. I did see that Harbor Freight had torque wrenches, but ...