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Mechpro Torque Wrench 1/2in Drive with Sockets - MPW107 $29 (Save $23) C&C /+ $9.90 Delivery @ Repco

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Mechpro Torque Wrench 1/2in Drive with Sockets - MPW107 $29 (Save $23) C&C /+ $9.90 Delivery @ Repco
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OneJay on 11/02/2021 - 12:44 repco.com.au (2809 clicks)
Last edited 11/02/2021 - 23:24

Handy to have around the garage when you're supposed to torque something to spec (instead of however you're feeling at the time).

Seems like a good deal for the MechPro product, given the Aldi special buys one without sockets usually sells for $29 every now and again.

1 x Torque Wrench 1/2 inch Drive 42 - 210 Nm
1 x 125mm Extension Bar 1/2 inch Drive
1 x Socket Adaptor 1/2 inch to 3/8inch
3 x Sockets 1/2 inch Drive 17, 19, 21mm
Blow mould case

Similar to this previous deal except this one comes with sockets.

Rated to 42-210NM, so no good for bicycles which need something like 2-24NM.

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  • Black Hole on 11/02/2021 - 12:54

    Nice price. I have too many mid to high end torque wrenches, otherwise I would have bought this.

  • Kipitriel on 11/02/2021 - 12:56
    +1

    At this price, it may be cheaper to buy a new one than calibrate the old one

    • J5 on 11/02/2021 - 13:26
      +1

      Its easy enough to check the accuracy of a torque wrench

      • Lps on 11/02/2021 - 21:58

        How do you do that?

        • J5 on 11/02/2021 - 22:43
          -1

          Did you google ?

          • Lps on 13/02/2021 - 11:16
            -2

            @J5: I can see why you're single. Ok, I'll google then.

            • J5 on 13/02/2021 - 16:42
              -1

              @Lps: I didnt realise this was a dating website

              Dont be a lazy (profanity)

              With the time you spent on ozbargain and responding you could have completed the check already

        • [Deactivated] on 13/02/2021 - 07:35

          weight and a tape measure

  • he11bent on 11/02/2021 - 13:18

    Thanks OP. Bought one

  • brownsound on 11/02/2021 - 13:19
    +1

    anyone recommend a cheap torque wrench upto 42nM? 3/8 or 1/4 drive and prefarably comes in a kit with little sockets and extension bit

    • Kramo on 11/02/2021 - 13:25

      Yeah, I also feel that would come in handy. Not 100% sure the Aldi set can handle 42Nm, but it's definitely the set that gets the most use from me.

    • Shonky on 11/02/2021 - 13:39

      Can't vouch for quality but Daytona stuff is generally pretty good, so one of these?
      https://sydneytools.com.au/product/daytona-d38twr-38-drive-t…

      • studentl0an on 11/02/2021 - 13:43

        19 - 110Nm, so not a great range if he needs up to 42.

        It's also 3/8 drive.

    • studentl0an on 11/02/2021 - 13:40
      +1

      I bought a cheapie off eBay for $30 a year ago and for the one job I needed it for it worked fine.

      However reusing the aluminium bolts on the other hand was a stupid choice. One bolt snapped well before 10nm torque click, but luckily bolt extraction could be done with a pair of pliers rather than using the centrepunch method, bolt extractors or more destructive methods of bolt extraction.

      https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1-4-Drive-Click-Torque-Wrench-5-…

      That wasn't the one I got but it's very similar. Pretty rare for them come as part of a kit with sockets and extensions, but you can get those really cheap at bunnings.

  • J5 on 11/02/2021 - 13:28
    +1

    Aldi do same a couple of times a year for similar money

    Very useful for wheel nuts

      • flagger on 11/02/2021 - 16:30
        +4

        They have a torque spec for a reason

          • BobLim on 11/02/2021 - 22:12
            +4

            @dcash: I assume you're running low on mechanics by now then? Lots of places seem to use a torque limiter on the air tools, or a particular suitable setting on an electric rattle gun?

            A mechanic who doesn't properly torque your wheel nuts is negligent in the event of any incident so they're pretty likely to do it properly given it's so simple and frequently performed…

            • dcash on 11/02/2021 - 22:39
              -7

              @BobLim: A torque limiter is not the same as using a torque wrench to tighten them to "spec". More often than not, mechanics will use a standard wheel brace to tighten the bolts after having put them on with a rattle gun. Clearly you have no idea.

              • J5 on 11/02/2021 - 22:46
                +5

                @dcash: A mechanic using a wheel brace

                Now ive heard it all 😂

                • dcash on 11/02/2021 - 22:50
                  -6

                  @J5: I dare you to go on to an automotive forum and suggest that some fool on OZB suggested that mechanics tighten wheel nuts using wheel braces after having put them on with a rattle gun, and I guarantee I know who the fool will turn out to be.

                • tkboi on 11/02/2021 - 23:33
                  +6

                  @J5: LOL reading these comments hurt my head, dont bother with this guy, he clearly has no idea what he is on about.

                  I am a tyre fitter by trade and yes we always rattle gun to a certain point then we use a torque wrench to spec.

                  Whoever uses "wheel braces" in a professional mechanic/tyre change shop should be fired on the spot.

                  • dcash on 12/02/2021 - 07:43
                    -3

                    @tkboi: Where do you work? I find most tyre shops the absolute worst of the trade. Monkeys could do a better job.

                  • dcash on 12/02/2021 - 07:46
                    -3

                    @tkboi: Ohh yeah, and you look up the "spec" for each individual model of car, don't you? If you are a professional and after how many years you still don't know when a bolt is tight enough by feel, then I certainly wouldn't want to take my car anywhere near you.

          • J5 on 12/02/2021 - 08:02
            +1

            @dcash: Ive been using the same mechanics for 30 years and they have always used a torque wrench for final tightening

            Just go and google or watch facebook and see the posts of snapped off wheel studs

            I would bet my left nut they have never ever had a customers wheel fall off or complaints of snapped wheel studs or cant get the nuts off

            • dcash on 12/02/2021 - 10:48
              -1

              @J5: Where did I advocate over tightening wheel nuts? I'm just saying you'd have to be a useless tool to not be able to correctly tighten wheel nuts without the aid of a torque wrench. Head bolts, torque wrench every time. Flare nuts on (non-automotive) aircon piping, torque wrench every time. Wheel nuts, rofl. Now I can see why Aldi sells so many of these things - Joe Average trying to impress his woman by changing a wheel, not realising that he is the biggest tool in the room!

              • J5 on 12/02/2021 - 15:45

                @dcash: Lmao so now we are talking about aircon guys , wtf is wrong with their calibrated elbow ?

                I dont know of one aircon guy that uses a torqhe wrench

                Head gaskets , well why shouldnt the mechanic use their calibrated elbow ?

                You do realise you are saying people are idiots and incompetant by choosing to use the corrct tools for what you percieve to be not necessary

                Do you not understand the risks and issues of not correctly torquing wheels nuts ?

          • [Deactivated] on 12/02/2021 - 15:13
            +2

            @dcash: Sorry you are talking nonsense. While it's probably true many mechanics don't set wheel nuts using a torque wrench, it's more because their SLACK/LAZY. Not because they're 'professional/skillfull' as you imply. So particularly due to the first point A below, I wouldn't use a mechanic who DIDN'T use SOME method of torquing wheel nuts.

            a) They SHOULD have a reliable method of torquing wheel nuts (not just 'by-feel') because some mag wheels (like mine) can be damaged if nuts are set at too-high a torque. The holes can crack and/or the wheel can even go out-of-round when nuts are set at too-high a torque, or not set equally. Relying on the judgement of 'old mate' is NOT good enough. Who knows if he has a hangover from last night, or injured himself last week throwing his 'internal torque meter' off.

            b) Removing/replacing wheels is one early thing mechanics have apprentices do to save time for a mechanic. Your comment is nonsense because even if a mechanic could remember AND accurately set the correct torque of EVERY vehicle type, the apprentices don't have that experience, and you don't know WHO will be tightening them.

            c) Different cars have different types of studs and different manufacturer wheel nut torque specifications.

            d) Due to the above points, plenty of mechanics DO have a set of colour-coded torque twist air ratchet extensions. Their shaft is designed to 'let-go' at a specific torque range, preventing an air ratchet (when used correctly) from over-tightening wheel nuts. Each colour is for a specific torque range and/or vehicle type/brand. (The reason I said 'when used correctly' is because a nitwit can still override the extension range by hammering away on the air ratchet trigger.)

        • garage sale on 12/02/2021 - 00:34

          yep, at the garage over tightened with air tools, wrecked some of the threads and i had to replace some of the studs ….. wish he would have used a torque wrench …

          • dcash on 12/02/2021 - 07:44

            @garage sale: I'm not the one who advocated using air tools.

            • antik on 12/02/2021 - 10:32

              @dcash: I’m a mechanic and always go over each wheel nut with my 45 year old Warren and Brown deflecting beam torque wrench after each test drive if the wheels have been removed. I have a habit of torquing customers wheel bolts even if I haven’t had to take their wheels off. 9 times out of 10 they are over torqued. Every so often you’ll come across a bolt which is only finger tight

              • dcash on 12/02/2021 - 10:42
                -2

                @antik: I agree that more often than not tyre shops (even more so than general mechanics) over tighten wheel nuts. But seriously, as someone who has presumably been in the industry for quite some time, can you honestly say that you can't determine the correct torque without the use of your 45 year old Warren and Brown deflecting beam torque wrench?

                • J5 on 12/02/2021 - 15:46

                  @dcash: So close enough is good enough ?

                  • dcash on 12/02/2021 - 15:51
                    -2

                    @J5: With wheel nuts, definitely! I've never had one fall off. And even if I did, there's a bunch more of 'em still holding the wheel on.

              • [Deactivated] on 12/02/2021 - 15:22

                @antik: Exactly. Using no method of torquing wheel nuts except 'by feel' is not a 'skillfull' thing. It's a 'I am too damn lazy/indifferent to make sure my customers are safe' thing. He says he wouldn't go to a mechanic that uses a mechanical method of torquing wheel nuts, when the reality is that's the very type of mechanic everyone should AVOID.

    • dcash on 12/02/2021 - 14:20
      -2

      There's a thread on another forum whose name we're not supposed to mention here (google: Tighten wheel nuts without torque wrench), where about half the posters are clearly OZB tools, and the other half have a brain. Funny how 100% of people on OZB don't agree with me, and yet at least 50% on the other forum do. Is it that people have become more stupid over the past 2 years, or is it simply that there is no standing between an OzBargainer and his/her perceived deal?

      • [Deactivated] on 12/02/2021 - 15:16

        You're just plain wrong. Can you tighten wheel nuts without a torque wrench? Of course. Is it WISE to do it 'by feel' with every type of vehicle and wheel? Nope.

        • dcash on 12/02/2021 - 15:52
          -3

          Yeah, nah.

      • J5 on 12/02/2021 - 15:38

        So you found somewhere ghat 50% of the idiots agree with you

        Yet 50% dont

        Wtf does that tell you ?

        • dcash on 12/02/2021 - 15:52
          -3

          Wtf does that tell you ?

          That 100% (myself excluded) of the people on OZB are useless tools, and 50% on that other forum are.

          • J5 on 13/02/2021 - 16:43
            +1

            @dcash: So everyone on ozbargain is a useless tool just like the torque wrench lol

  • Arty.R on 11/02/2021 - 14:43

    picked one up for the bicycle, thanks OP!

    • KayDat on 11/02/2021 - 15:02
      +3

      What are you torquing on your bicycle between 42 - 210 Nm? Only thing I use my 1/2in torque wrench for on my pushy is the lockring nut for the rear cassette and maybe the pedals?

      • raisinberry777 on 11/02/2021 - 15:07

        For those of us with threaded bottom brackets, they're useful for that too.

      • thedirtywest on 11/02/2021 - 15:45

        Crank arms, threaded bb, disk brake rotors and cassette. That's all I can think of. Everytime I need to work on those parts I go to my neighbour who's always seems to be working on his ute and borrow his "big boy tool".

      • Arty.R on 11/02/2021 - 16:54
        +1

        yeah didn't see the spec. Guess i'm using it on my car now

  • jayz on 11/02/2021 - 14:52
    +1

    How suitable is this for general use?
    I'd assume I would use this on cars, motorbikes, boats?

    • dasher86 on 11/02/2021 - 15:18

      keen to know as well.
      is this suitable for car wheels?

      • kenunderscore on 11/02/2021 - 15:28
        +2

        perfect for car wheels which need approx. 100Nm

        • mapax on 11/02/2021 - 15:54
          +3

          Unless you work at a tyre shop, in which case it’s about 1nm less than breaking point…

          • J5 on 11/02/2021 - 22:53
            +1

            @mapax: Nah you tighten until it goes loose then back half a turn 😂

    • Cgyun2014 on 11/02/2021 - 15:26

      Same boat

  • kizzy on 11/02/2021 - 15:46

    Need one of these and need it this weekend! Shame there's no stock at my local repco

  • mrhugo on 11/02/2021 - 15:56
    +8

    TBH, just get a digital adapter torque wrench from the usual suspects, AliExpress, eBay. There accuracy is ~2% where these mechanical ones are closer to 4%, but soon blow out.

    The mechanical ones also go out of calibration if you look at it funny, or to be serious, if you drop it, you store it with the dial under tension, and through age as the spring tension changes.

    While you might dismiss them as being Chinese rubbish, there is quite a few people that have compared them to calibrated units and found they meet their specs. They are nothing more then a strain gauge hooked up to a Wheatstone bridge, so quite simple. They have been used in industry for some time, weighbridges, measuring weight of packages. They are highly accurate.

    For anyone that can be bothered, this is one of the better ones at the moment: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32947592973.html?spm=a2g0o.c…

    • garage sale on 12/02/2021 - 00:43

      have similar digital, use it to check my analog wrenches periodically, batteries are usually flat on digital so when batteries are fresh, i use to check the analog torque wrench

  • uetecu on 11/02/2021 - 19:08

    Perfect thanks OP. Been looking for one of these for ages for the car!

  • Trioboy on 12/02/2021 - 07:13

    Is this good to use on a Motorcycle?

    • dirtybigbjelke on 12/02/2021 - 14:51

      I use one similar to this or maybe this exact one to torque up my axle nuts. and front sprocket etc. Just need to get the right sockets

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