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    TORQUE WRENCH

    I need to purchase a TW for my upcoming t/belt replacement, what torque range should i get and do i need 2 for the job ? 1 of our clients sells W&B tools and i will get a discount.

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    Get the 3/8" drive W&B. I bought a 1/2" drive unit back in the Sixties. I wish I'd bought a smaller one. It would have been far more useful.

    Ref range, check out your workshop manual and see the range of torque values for the whole car and make a decision based on the type of work you'll be doing over the next few years..
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    Yeah like Ron said, get a 3/8" drive but for timing belt I would prefer a tension guage (wrench) rather than a torque wrench (unless your thinking of a tension guage).

    They are the ones with the big long needle so you can see easilly when your approaching the correct torque rather than just a breaking arm or pin that pops out as you can still put a bit more tension on or loosen while your tightening the idler but you will see it on the tension guage.

    Your only taking out the slack and no more and I did mine with my 3/8 drv torque wrench and thats waht made me feel it would be better with tension guage.

    They are also normally very cheap as well.

    Check http://www.difflock.com/servicing/30...lt/index.shtml But I think it is 20Nm from memory but double check as I could be wrong.

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    Thanks guys, my old man has a deflecting beam type (needle) and i will get the micrometer model. I'm not familiar with NM so which of these would be the most suitable ? Products
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    My memory is 11 Nm torque from service bulletin (to reduce timing belt problems from 14Nm in workshop manual).

    I use a dial type, these are very accurate but also very expensive. The type that mcrover mentioned are next best.

    Avoid the type that snap when the torque setting is reached. The micrometer type I have used are not much better.

    11 Nm is equivalent to 97.4 lbs inch (8.1 lbs ft).

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