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Wrambler 
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 Topic: CDI Torque wrenchPosted: Jun/20/2016 at 8:39am |
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I was researching for a non electric good quality torque wrench for his "ricer"....haha
I noticed a lot of CDI tools being advertised so I plunged into my paranoid, WTF is this mode.  After reading several different sights I stumbled on the fact that the CDI Torque Wrench is a SNAP ON product at half the price! I bought him one straight from Amazon in case he didn't like it. I liked it a lot, nicely laid out feels good seems to match torque with my Old top of the Line Snap On torque wrench. The one I bought him does 50#-250#. There is a paper in the box that states " a product of Snap On. Box states made in USA. Need a good torque wrench and don't want plastic, damn it my batteries are dead plastic? Give the CDI a try and let us know what you think off it. I'd buy a 3/8 and 1/2 for me if I didn't already have the Snap on pieces from 1987. The price on the one I bought was right around $150. Amazon will take it back if you are not happy. win-win. I think
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Steve_P
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Posted: Jul/11/2016 at 6:37pm |
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I have a bunch of CDI from 1/4 to 1/2" and they're nice. I believe that snap on bought them relatively recently. I'm betting 98% here would not pay more than harbor freight price but good for you
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1970390amx
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Posted: Jul/11/2016 at 6:45pm |
you get what you pay for, HF works ok for lug nuts.
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Posted: Jul/12/2016 at 4:57pm |
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I not so sure a HF torque wrench would even be good enough for lug nuts. One of my co-workers bought one. We tested it, not only was it off, from 2 other torque wrenches, but it wouldn't repeat the same error. If a torque wrench is off a certain %, or lbs. and you know it, it's still useable. But this wrench would vary, totally not useable.
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Wrambler
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Posted: Jul/13/2016 at 3:34pm |
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I would never buy an electronic one. I mean, what the #ell do you do if you have to look for batteries?
I think I paid somewhere in the $300 range for the Snap On pair back in the mid 80's If anyone here thinks $150 is too much for a good torque wrench I don't want an engine they built
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Posted: Jul/13/2016 at 5:08pm |
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I have one of those electronic digitals from Matco. It uses 4 AAA batteries, not really hard to find. But I do understand the concern about batteries, I have some diagnostic stuff that it is near impossible to find batteries readily available.
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