I need to buy a torque wrench that goes as low as 15 ft. Lbs and goes to 120 LBS in a 1/2 inch drive. Looking for good quality. I have only seen electric in this range and I’m. Not sure if I should trust that. Thanks for any ideas.

I believe you are going to need to purchase at least two different 1/2 inch drive torque wrenches to meet your torque range requirements. You could check Home Depot, Lowes, Ace Hardware and possibly ebay.

I'm happy with the torque wrenches I got from Harbor Freight, exact same torque numbers as the more expensive craftsman I also got.

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

I've owned this beam style one for close to 20 years and it has worked well. The only downside to this style is that you have to be able to look at the gauge so it's not great for really tight spots.




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To get the accuracy you're going to need to buy two, one a 3/8" drive .

I bought the best Harbor Freight one there was and it failed in two years and about five jobs .

So, I did some research and discovered PROTO TOOLS still made and sold then in the U.S.A., I ordered one of each and am very happy with them eight years later .

The bean typ is probably the very best but once you get spoiled with a click typ you'll never touch the old beam one again .

Please let us know what you buy and how you like it .

Don't forget : the tool truck always has trades ins and pawn shops often have good quality American or European made tools .

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1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

Evil Bay is also a good source of used ones. Don't get one too used or it may be out of calibration.

That being said.... I have a Snap On and a Harbor Freight. I can't tell the difference in accuracy between them as they both seem to click at the same time.

And consider an inch pound wrench for the 15 foot pounds. Fifteen foot pounds is 180 inch pounds.

'Evil Bay' ~ I like that, sort of like amazoo .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

Home Despot

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

I've had one like SAVAS shows for over 30 years. One of the rivets on the numbers plate has failed so I have to hold the plate in place when I'm using it. I've also got a Matco low numbers torque wrench. I actually used it to torque the screws on a 722.9 tranny pan today before the final 180 degree turn.

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If you plan on doing much work on modern German cars, get an electronic wrench that can measure angles as well as torque. Even on older 60x engines, the head bolts are specified as toque+angle.