Luck? Having worked in quality control and reliability for over 30 years, I developed a skepticism for the quality of all things mechanical and electronic. I used to personally test computer hard drives and power supplies in the never ending search for a cheaper option. Many times a manufacturer would submit several samples for testing, and many times a high percentage, if not all of them wouldn't meet specifications. These manufacturers included some of the most well known and trusted in their particular field, as in Seagate Technologies and Western Digital. But I digress...
~Holland On Nov 27, 2015 12:50, "Chad Rebuck" <chadreb...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've checked the hf wrenches against my other few brands and also have > used weights and my vice to test them. Always seem to be within a couple > percent of the weight I hang off them when testing. > On Nov 27, 2015 3:46 PM, "Holland Phillips" <hollandphill...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Just my 10 cents: For most suspension, bracketry, clutch/flywheel, etc. >> purposes, a cheap torque wrench of questionable accuracy is probably okay. >> But for torqueing aluminum heads to, in particular, iron blocks, I >> personally prefer a tool with more assured accuracy. I had four SW wrenches >> which at the time I purchased them weren't terribly expensive, (under $100, >> I think) but afforded me some piece of mind. They could also be calibrated. >> Just my opinion... >> ~Holland >> On Nov 27, 2015 12:14, "Larry Velez" <la...@sinu.com> wrote: >> >>> While there is a lot of debate on the quality of these torque wrenches, >>> just a heads up that Harbor Freight has them on sale today for $10 each. >>> >>> You can almost buy two of each size for the price of a mainstream brand: >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "MK2-16v" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to mk2-16v+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to mk2-16v@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/e2e84b89f8984d9f8c4623b369395645%40MBX082-E1-VA-2.EXCH082.SERVERPOD.NET >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/e2e84b89f8984d9f8c4623b369395645%40MBX082-E1-VA-2.EXCH082.SERVERPOD.NET?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MK2-16v" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to mk2-16v+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to mk2-16v@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/CABrbKB%3D7o%2Bggcm--X1AmuLhY749wm4eKAQqZW2S5ym3fjs_TfA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/CABrbKB%3D7o%2Bggcm--X1AmuLhY749wm4eKAQqZW2S5ym3fjs_TfA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MK2-16v" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to mk2-16v+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to mk2-16v@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/CA%2BV5SC-KiFOP2fvaoOEo%2Bz13Y%2BM_6crKVn9BDaM9UX3xmCgAtQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/CA%2BV5SC-KiFOP2fvaoOEo%2Bz13Y%2BM_6crKVn9BDaM9UX3xmCgAtQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MK2-16v" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mk2-16v+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to mk2-16v@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/CABrbKBnUGvu1W9yCOCCrrreYNEj35vMOMyZ-R615g9YLVMUdBw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
