Customer Reviews

Neiko 3/8-Inch Drive 120-960 in/lb Adjustable Torque Wrench

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

This torque wrench is adequate considering the price. Before you use it you need to hold the drive fitting with another wrench and click and release it a few times to lubricate the internal mechanism. If you don't do that you'll find you are over-tightening stuff. They mention this in the instructions but just in case you are like me and aren't big on reading instructions I thought I'd pass that on.

Wrench seems of decent quality, all in all I think this is a good deal. It has a really good range 120 to 960 in/lbs.


However I rated it 3 stars due to 3 issues.

If you need NM (Newton Meter) markings, this does not have it on there as stated in the description. You have to calculate it based on the 2 types of markings on the wrench Kg/m or inch/lbs. Not too hard to do and they have included a conversion chart.

The other issue is the instructions are not too good and they say the owners have to periodically calibrate and service it, however dont provide any instructions on how to do so. For lower torque applications below 120 in/lbs you will have to buy another wrench (not an issue but just thought Id mention it). They say you should not turn the handle below the lowest setting, this can happen way too easily.

The third thing is that the picture of the wrench on amazon does not look any thing like the actual wrench you will receive. The one I received looks way cheaper and the switch is different. This actually kind of pissed me off.

All in all I still think it is a good buy based on the price, if you can figure out how to calibrate and service it. Will have to research this.

I needed it for a timing chain replacement on my truck. Rating is based on supposition, since I can't check its accuracy. It seemed to work fine. It is reversible, but checks torque only in clockwise direction. Marked in inch/pounds (divide by 12 for foot/pounds) and M/Kgs. I don't know why manufacturer uses inch/pounds instead of foot/pounds, as it adjusts in increments of foot/pounds. I saw other wrenches with very similar photo and description, so I get the feeling that this wrench may be sold under several brands.

This torque wrench is well-suited to the home mechanic, being sturdy, easy to use and nicely-priced. I use it to ensure that my wheel nuts are correctly torqued when I switch between summer and winter tires. I can't vouch for its use in a more demanding environment (such as a professional auto shop), but for my purposes its ideal.

I used this a few times and its a great cheap accurate tool. if you used it every day im sure it would wear out but im sure a snap on would too.... just release the pressure from the spring when you are done. works good cheap and accurate!

I use this only for changing oild filter in my car. It works. However, the product is not professinoal built. Anyway, it's good enough!

I used this wrench once to tighten the axle nuts on my bike to about 300in-lbs and it worked great. Then i tried using it the next day and decided i needed to unscrew a nut, and the selector on the ratchet (left/right) spun freely and locked at random positions often doing nothing at all. Cheaply built Taiwanese P.o.s.

No on-the-job experience yet so no comment about that. The build is solid and it comes with a hard, close fitting case. Unfortunately, the handle scale on mine is wrongly labeled. It should be labeled 0 through 9 but instead it is labeled 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 (i.e. modulo 5 instead of modulo 10 ha ha!). Amazing lack of quality control for a product made in Taiwan (not mainland China). It's not fatal since you can just relabel with a marker but it certainly undermines your confidence. Three random stars at this point.

It makes a slight "click" once the right tension is reached. Works well. It doesn't feel like it might break or slip off at any point.

I have very limited use for a torque wrench in maintaining my lawn tractor, and thought this wrench might fill my needs. I have found the wrench to be useless as it does not deliver the intended results, it is impossible to tell if the dialed in settings are accurate, and it locks at its lowest torque settings with no "click" to indicate the torque has been reached. Skip this wrench and spend a little more for a beam type wrench.