[Closed] What Low Range (min 5 Nm) Torque Wrench?

http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/TOJWMTWS/jobsworth-pro-torque-wrench-set

edit: not in stock yet though

Ice Toolz cheaper at Merlin

http://www.merlincycles.com/icetoolz-torque-wrench-range-5-25nm-1-4-3-8-driver-44465.html

I went for something like [url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/x-tools-pro-torque-wrench-and-bit-set/rp-prod55950?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Shopping&utm_name=UnitedKingdom&gs=1&gclid=CL3d0arqjcECFcISwwodkKkArA&gclsrc=aw.ds ]this[/url] for 60 quid. Bit more dainty than the Ice Toolz one, which I had but found too beefy for most bike things (took the head of a few bolts too.) Reckon if you are doing things up to 5 Nm you probably want one where that is well within the torque range, not right at the bottom.

if you just want 5nm then get a torque key.

Otherwise you need something that goes down to 1-2Nm so you are not right at the bottom of the range.

I've just got the sealey one. You can also get the beam type that bend (Park do one)

I've got the Ice Toolz one and generally been okay, though recently it did suddenly stop 'clicking' at torque (and hadn't abused or misused it). Was looking like a bin job but I undid it and took out the top wrench part, checked it over all looked fine, was still greased up inside, put it back together again and it worked fine again. I give it a quick test before use now against something I know is a higher torque.

Bear in mind these things may not be entirely accurate. Supposedly you should get them calibrated frequently. I just go by stuff I know are roughly 'that' amount of torque by feel and the wrench clicks where I expect it to so just use it as reassurance that I'm not overdoing it for the smaller torques. The big torque wrench is the one I depend on more as crazy torques for some stuff are often far more than I think by feel alone (cassette lockrings, GXP crank bolts etc).

Oh and apparently thread lock will mess up the accuracy. Some torque specs by manufacturers might take it into account though if they specify thread lock required on a bolt. Then again they might not.

Superstar one here. Seems to work fine, in that I didn't crush my carbon bars.

Giant ones for £50 at Rutland

http://www.rutlandcycling.com/105861/products/giant-tool-shed-torque-wrench-2-24nm.aspx?origin=pla&kwd=&currency=GBP&gclid=CLyLoomSjsECFQcewwod-zsApA

Cheers for the replies. I went for Topeaks torque wrench.