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Pittsburgh Pro Click Torque Wrench (1/2", 1/4" or 3/8" Drive Wrench)

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Harbor Freight has select Pittsburgh Pro Click Torque Wrench (1/2", 1/4" or 3/8" Drive Wrench) on sale for $11.99 after coupon code 12827635 (apply at checkout). Shipping is a flat-rate $6.99, otherwise, you may purchase this in store to save on shipping fees w/ this in-store coupon.

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Harbor Freight has select Pittsburgh Pro Click Torque Wrench (1/2", 1/4" or 3/8" Drive Wrench) on sale for $11.99 after coupon code 12827635 (apply at checkout). Shipping is a flat-rate $6.99, otherwise, you may purchase this in store to save on shipping fees w/ this in-store coupon.

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  • Must apply the listed coupon code for discount to apply
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  • Lifetime warranty is included w/ purchase
  • Limit of 3 per customer
  • Offer valid through October 13, 2024 or while promotional offer last
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Is2r
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Last week I torqued a bolt head off cause the torque never clicked. I tested the wrench after and it was faulty. Warrantied it no problem, but I'll never trust it for anything with low specs.
Hoban_Washburne
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I have all three sizes. As others have said, I wouldn't trust them with anything fragile, but the 1/2 works decent enough for torqueing larger stuff like lug nuts, and I use the 3/8 for my oil drain plug. The thing I dislike most about these, and what might be a possible reason so many of them get returned, is that the click on the 1/4 and 3/8 sizes can be very subtle. It's not a nice crisp click. You'll feel it click more than hear it. I actually returned one because of that. It wasn't clicking so I thought it was defective, but that just seems to be the way they are, because the replacement I got did the same thing.
Selman
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In most cases, hand tight is fine, but your mechanic sucks if he thinks that is always acceptable. There have been some head designs that are known to shoot plugs out stripping the threads with it if not torqued correctly. A mechanic that isn't aware of that and not using correct torque specs is negligent.

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PortB
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Bought this in store last week for 19.99 no deal here
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Mattacks
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Quote from Selman :
Several wrong assumptions in the cases I'm discussing. The insufficient torque allows the plug to back out. Once the force of engine compression exceeds the strength of the fewer threads holding onto the plug, it shoots out. A specific example is when the non-DI Honda Fit with 13 ft-lbs. of recommended torque suffered many failed heads to the point that Honda, not arbitrarily at all mind you, increased the torque spec to 20 ft-lbs. Knowing that there was the issue, and that Honda significantly increased the desired torque to prevent head failure, you'd have to be a pretty stupid or apathetic mechanic not to just pick up the torque wrench if you had one.
Interesting that the 13 ft/lb spec taken as gospel wasn't enough. Thank you for proving my point even if it was accidentally.
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jlieu
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Quote from Vinny2006 :
yeah, there is a lifetime warranty and you can easily swap at any HF but save your money and buy a Tekton. Much better. You get what you pay for.
May be a random question: How do you know when a torque wrench is defective/broken to utilize the warranty?
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vid1900
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Quote from jlieu :
May be a random question: How do you know when a torque wrench is defective/broken to utilize the warranty?
You can calibrate with a luggage scale. Make sure the scale is hooked around the center of the knurling.

Generally they stay calibrated as long as you don't drop them over 5 feet or leave them set at some high foot pounds. Wind them back down after use.
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VladC
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Quote from Vinny2006 :
yeah, there is a lifetime warranty and you can easily swap at any HF but save your money and buy a Tekton. Much better. You get what you pay for.
Nope. Better use your earholder and don't let them take you for a ride and overprice you!
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Nessism
Oct 4, 2024
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I don't see the point in buying a questionable tool like this. If you are an occasional wrencher, get a bending beam torque wrench. They are accurate and never go out of calibration. If you wrench regularly, buy a quality tool.
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VladC
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Quote from jeff34270 :
In these wrenches, that widget often gets gummed up or dislodged, not allowing it to work properly.

I mean, they are called "Click Torque Wrenches" or "Clickers" for a reason.
What that widget could get gummed up with? Or where to dislodge?

You've got that right, pal! They called clickers for a reason... because they click!
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VladC
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Quote from HansGruber :
They would be using a torque wrench without any set limit like any other socket wrench. I suspect that is what a lot of inexperienced or non mechanically inclined users are doing.
The limit is always set whether you know it or not. By you (preferably) or someone who has been there before.
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jlieu
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Quote from vid1900 :
You can calibrate with a luggage scale. Make sure the scale is hooked around the center of the knurling.

Generally they stay calibrated as long as you don't drop them over 5 feet or leave them set at some high foot pounds. Wind them back down after use.
Ohhhh, that's smart! Thanks for the tip.
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HansGruber
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Quote from VladC :
The limit is always set whether you know it or not. By you (preferably) or someone who has been there before.
I have had the 1/2" version of this deal for 4 years. It's a good tool. The accuracy if the Pittsburgh is within a pound or two of accuracy. If you use torque wrenches daily or weekly, this tool is not for you.

There are some on this thread who believe there is a click and if they do not hear it, wrench on. That is not how the tool works. Like you said either you set the limit or someone before you set the limit. They then blame the tool for not setting a torque limit correctly.

This is a very good tool for infrequent use.
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Quote from Nessism :
I don't see the point in buying a questionable tool like this. If you wrench regularly, buy a quality tool.
These have been shown to be pretty accurate in a bunch of shootouts on Youtube.

The exact same tools are sold under a dozen different brand names for $60.

Nobody is rebuilding engines with a $12 tool. If this keeps somebody from breaking their wheel studs or bike frame (use the 1/4" one) then good enough.
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leechungsr
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Quote from rjmari :
The problem with hand tight is that also varies in definition as well as by each person's strength.

In the case of spark plugs, you can screw them in until they bottom out, and then turn a bit more to compress the washer. Usually that means another 15-180 degrees. You can usually feel when the washer has been compressed the expected amount,
Well that is hand tight. Once you feel the washer compress to go much further you'd have to yank real hard. At that point it is beyond hand tight.

I get it everyone here is a master mechanic. I used to torque wrench my plugs and now I don't. I haven't had any problems and if I did, it would be on me and I wouldn't ask any of you clowns for money.
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mannyi
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Hard pass.

Buy something better quality that will last many years. After all you are probably doing your own mechanic work and already saving money there.
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Bulwark99
Oct 4, 2024
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Wouldn't it be better to get a digital torque adapter and use it with a normal wrench set or a breaker bar?
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Quote from leechungsr :
I haven't had any problems and if I did, it would be on me and I wouldn't ask any of you clowns for money.
Umm, what??
Last edited by rjmari October 3, 2024 at 09:54 PM.
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