Well, I don't want to keep going back and forth from my dad's house to get odd tools that I don't have (but need for different applications)... so let me ask the forum experts.

I want to get my own torque wrench, but I was wondering if I should get the 3/8" or the 1/4" drive for this tool. What other things should I be looking for when spending my time at Sears pondering my [torque wrench] purchase.

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Any other questions or answers (suggestions) could go on this thread for the experts to answer.

 

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I'm afraid that I'm not one of those forum "experts". I'm more like the forum hack job but if it were me, and I could only have one, I'd get a 1/2 drive torque wrench. That way it would be useful for apllications where you really need like cylinder heads and such and you can always step it down to 3/8 for smaller applications although it won't be very useful for measuring small forces.

 

I have a 1/2" drive Craftsman click-type wrench that should work on most all engine fasteners. You may want to get a smaller one, 1/4" drive normally, if you need to torque something to a specific in/lb setting.