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Old 05-31-06 | 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Joony
I see quite a few 3/8" Drive torque wrenchs for like $20 bucks on ebay. Are they decent enough for bike work? I just have a few things to torque to specs like the BB shell, crankbolt and some other stuff.
You can buy a craftsman for the price of that wrench and shipping...or very close.

Unless this is a micrometer type with bi-directional torque checking, I would just hit up Sears.com

Note that most cheap micrometer type torque wrenches only torque on a clockwise (right) turn. bi-directional torquing means it will do torque checking on both directions.

The $24 Craftsman is a needle-type, but is accurate enough for casual bike work.
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