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Performance Tool M204 3/4" Drive Torque Wrench w/ LH/RH Thread Torque Capabilities

$100
$235.97
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Woot! has Performance Tool M204 3/4" Drive Torque Wrench with LH/RH Thread Torque Capabilities (100 to 600 ft/lbs of torque) on sale for $99.99. Shipping is free for Amazon Prime members, otherwise is $6 flat-rate.

Thanks to Community Member GimmeYoTots for finding this deal.

About this item:
  • Determines from 100 to 600 ft.-lbs. in 1-pound increments so you can ensure your nuts and bolts are perfectly tight.
  • Torque wrench body engraved with foot-pound and newton-meters so it can be used with machinery all over the world
  • 4 percent +- meets standards for torque wrenches
  • Heavy-duty ABS storage and carrying case for transport convenience
  • Professional grade 3/4 dr reversible clicker type torque wrench

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Most people aren't going to be able to find much use for a 600 ft lb 3/4" torque wrench that is 3 feet and 4 inches long, but these do tend to be quite expensive. $100, is fairly cheap for a torque wrench that can do 600 ft lbs using 3/4" sockets. It's a good deal for somebody that might need one of these.


The Performance Tool M204 3/4 inch Drive Click Torque Wrench with LH/RH Thread Torque Capabilities is a professional grade, high quality torque wrench used to loosen and tighten nuts and bolts when a precise amount of force is required. The performance tool torque wrench provides you with the most accurate results for a wide variety of applications such as car engines, motorcycles, ATV's, farm machinery, vehicles and more. This torque wrench works on both SAE & metric fasteners so it can be used worldwide with many different machines and mechanisms.

It features a dual scale display that will measure range from 100 to 600 ft lb in 1-pound increments while being able to read in foot pounds up to the 6th decimal point. This Performance Tool torque wrench features large dual range dials which make reading easier than ever before.
  • MEASURES TORQUE: Determines from 100 to 600 ft.-lbs. in 1-pound increments so you can ensure your nuts and bolts are perfectly tight.
  • METRIC AND IMPERIAL: Torque wrench body engraved with foot-pound and newton-meters so it can be used with machinery all over the world
  • ACCURACY: 4 percent +- meets standards for torque wrenches
  • CASE INCLUDED: Heavy-duty ABS storage and carrying case for transport convenience
  • Professional grade 3/4 dr reversible clicker type torque wrench

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Created 11-20-2023 at 12:40 PM by GimmeYoTots
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While I agree, this seems like a very good price, I cannot imagine many SDers being in the market for any 3/4" drive tools, let alone a torque wrench.

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KMan
11-30-2023 at 07:25 AM.
11-30-2023 at 07:25 AM.
Quote from TealIdea227 :
Well, I'd say if the average person doesn't believe they have the ability to do this successfully, then they might be better off going to a shop. I probably have more experience with a 48" iron pipe than the average person. My 1/2" 250 ft-lb wrench is 23" long, and I've recently torqued a nut to 160 ft-lbs, so 160 ft-lbs with my 23" wrench = 278 ft-lbs with this 40" wrench, which gives me as much confidence as I would need.

I don't have an answer for the crankshaft pulley problem - the ones I've done recently were 100 ft-lbs and I used a generic Chinese holder tool. I did a 150 ft-lb one a decade ago, and I assume I used a screwdriver in the flywheel teeth, because they are big and beefy on that motor. Or maybe I put a pry bar against bolts in the pulley holes, which is more or less what the holder tool does - I only bought it recently, expecting it to not work out, and was surprised. But this definitely varies by motor.
If memory serves me right I had just enough strength to torque down various driveline and suspension fasteners to around 150-160ft-lb, but it was a struggle. I might have had it in me to go another 10-15ft-lbs, but that would really have been pushing it. I'm not particularly big or strong, and surely people who are younger, bigger and stronger than me could go quite a bit higher. But I doubt that the average person could.

In any case, when you're dealing with torque numbers this high, you're probably either a trucker or mechanic, or maybe work in heavy industry or the military, and have specialized equipment for such tasks, and are not a typical car or SUV owner working on their personal vehicles, so these issues don't really apply.

As far as the pulley is concerned, I think I put a prybar on the flywheel teeth and torqued the bolt down as close as I could to the required minimum value, then used an impact wrench to blip it down a bit further. This is probably what most people do, I'm guessing. I was afraid of breaking a tooth or something else, so I winged it. Since the recommended torque value is a range and not a hard number, and probably a conservative one at that, I'm sure that I landed inside that range but didn't exceed it. That was a couple of years ago and all has been well since.
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TRUMP_XD
11-30-2023 at 11:27 PM.
11-30-2023 at 11:27 PM.
Quote from KMan :
How many people have the physical strength to use this near its limit? I know that I don't. Plus, it would only really make sense with a fastener on a part already attached to a vehicle, as there no way that a normal person could possibly secure a standalone part well enough to apply that much torque. And at such torque levels there's also the risk of slipping and hurting yourself badly. My biggest torque wrench goes up to 250ft-lbs and I struggle to use it much beyond 150ft-lbs, and then only for suspension parts and axle nuts. Perhaps I'm underestimating the strength of the average home mechanic. Do shops use these?

I do.
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12-01-2023 at 11:50 AM.
12-01-2023 at 11:50 AM.
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blaise.wile
12-03-2023 at 03:01 PM.
12-03-2023 at 03:01 PM.
Quote from zorobabel :
Wrong.
Some of the bolts on my Expedition needed more than 300ftlb.
I ordered one even though I don't think much of this brand. Thanks OP!

Come on man, does the average person have an expedition, that they maintain themselves? You're just hitting that axel but with your impact and calling it a day anyway. Who you fooling? Lol
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