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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20359  
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I use Draper, always done the job for me no problem. (And they are calibrated.)
Although someone will soon probably come along with a gold plated version that has been hand crafted by indigenous peoples of the Limpopo river and this costs £800 - £2000 each.  
On a more serious note, Norbar get good feedback too but are more expensive and I would imagine Wera would be too but of course premium prices. $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R 🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪🇺🇸⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰💪 |
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30th Sep 2018 6:41pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10381
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I bought a Halfords Pro about 20 years ago. Still give it a beating and no issues.
I also have a Snap-On, but the 'rivet' that holds the head in needs hitting in place every time I use it. It's now just used as an expensive breaker bar. |
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30th Sep 2018 6:42pm |
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| apt100 Member Since: 05 Mar 2015 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 1547 
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It has been mentioned in a couple of threads that the current Halfords Pro are re-badged Norbar. (IIRC the clue is in the cal certificate?). I have a couple and would consider buying again if I lost one or it got nicked etc.
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30th Sep 2018 8:20pm |
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| Bluest Member Since: 23 Apr 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 4209 
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I would say, don’t go really cheap. I’ve got two cheapo generic ones, like cheapest Clarke or Draper. The ratchets are quite coarse, the setting on the twist grip is prone to being nudged out of place by accident and they only work for right hand thread. Also, one of mine has kg-m instead of Nm as the metric scale which weird even if it is easy to convert. 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS
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30th Sep 2018 8:37pm |
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| Mash Member Since: 09 Feb 2015 Location: Guernsey Posts: 1674  
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I went for the Teng range of torque wrenches and I can’t fault them, great quality and unlike some it has the single incriminates on it. 90 wolf - Jasmin http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic39408.html
90 V8 - Maggie http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic42564.html 110 TD5 - Buggsy http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic59029.html 52HG25 lightweight https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic72342.html D3 Hse - Fiona Capri 2l S - Anna Think I might have a problem............ |
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30th Sep 2018 9:05pm |
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| Harry.O Member Since: 25 Jul 2014 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 713 
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I have Teng and Norbar versions and very happy with both. I like the angle markers on the head of the Teng version, it's useful for head bolts etc. 2005 Td5 110 Hardtop
1989 300Tdi 90 Soft top 1992 200Tdi 90 Truck cab with Land Cruiser axles |
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1st Oct 2018 7:30am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5843 
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Another vote for Halfords. Even cheaper with a trade card 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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1st Oct 2018 8:31am |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665 
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+1 for Teng. But these are the only ones I have had so I can't compare... Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's)
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1st Oct 2018 8:50am |
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| TJH1985 Member Since: 22 Aug 2016 Location: Midlands Posts: 238
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I have a couple of Norbar and a Britool and cannot fault any of them - excellent kit, I expect them to last a lifetime frankly.
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1st Oct 2018 9:02am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17378 
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Most of mine are "old" Britool, the EVT series, from the time when Britool was a quality brand. Sadly, since Britool changed hands and became yet another manufacturer of cheap and cheerful tools, I don't think these are made anymore.
Personally I would look for a good used old Britool torque wrench in preference to any of those mentioned so far. When I started mechanicing and buying tools (over 50 years ago  ) I was warned off Norbar as being pretty bad. I imagine that 50 years may have changed that but I can't speak from experience.
I suspect a lot depends whether you want a good torque wrench for occasional use, or a top-grade torque wrench for professional use. |
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1st Oct 2018 11:31am |
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| Vogler Member Since: 02 Nov 2014 Location: Brussels Posts: 309  
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Wera have introduced a range for a reasonable price. Not cheap but not too expensive either. Given their reputation it seems a good deal.
I have a 30-210ish Nm torque wrench from paddock (Laser tools I guess). After a couple of weeks I found the setting screws on the floor, all the moving parts had fallen out of the handle when working - I have absolutely no clue how this could have happened... Greetings, Joris |
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1st Oct 2018 12:09pm |
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| TJH1985 Member Since: 22 Aug 2016 Location: Midlands Posts: 238
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My Britool's are inherited so I suspect these will be the old generation... I actually prefer them to the Norbar but my old man has used them all for most of his career and they all need very little calibration today. |
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1st Oct 2018 1:49pm |
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| Adam17 Member Since: 15 May 2018 Location: Within Bedfordshire Posts: 1193 
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Im using Halfords advanced myself.
Does the trick, and any issues they replace them, no questions asked. Regards Adam Loving The Duchess The Defender 110 TD5 XS My Defender story - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic64005.html |
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1st Oct 2018 2:40pm |
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| walfy Member Since: 29 Aug 2007 Location: Frome Posts: 2658 
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Thanks fopr all the advice. As for use, I want it to be accurate, rebuilding a small engine, the torque settings are all quite low and I know from chatting on the Polaris forums in the US the engines are very fickle for torque settings.
As an example the flywheel cover needs a genuine gasket fitting. And torqued to spec. People who have used aftermarket gaskets or even automotive mastic and just nipped the bolts up have found that the crank binds up because the tolerances and so fine if you don't go genuine you're  . And if you think LR can charge then Polaris are up with them.
I need to change the timing chain on mine as it's stretched and the timing has jumped a tooth. You can drop the flywheel cover off and the flywheel and a few other small bits and bobs, then remove the rocker cover. You can get away with £150 of parts. If you go by the workshop manual and the parts list expands considerably , main dealer I spoke to insists that you need to split the engine case to change the chain and the parts list touches the wrong side of £500 110 D250 SE HT 110 USW SOLD RRE HSE Dynamic Gone, wife killed it VOLVO XC60 R Dynamic with some toys Polaris RZR 900XP SOLD |
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1st Oct 2018 5:17pm |
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