Neiko Classic Needle-Style Dual 3/8-Inch & 1/2-Inch Drive 0-150 Ft./Lb. SAE & Metric Torque Wrench

by Neiko

Product Description

Every workshop needs a torque wrench when critical fasteners require specified torque. This classic version is super-simple to use and covers more jobs with both 3/8" and 1/2" drives plus wide torque-range.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0019VMI0Y
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,259 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #5 in Home Improvement > Power & Hand Tools > Hand Tools > Sockets & Socket Sets > Drive Sockets
  • #16 in Home Improvement > Power & Hand Tools > Hand Tools > Sockets & Socket Sets > Individual Sockets

Customer Reviews

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38 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Why Beam-Type Torque Wrench is not Popular, May 31, 2009

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This review is from: Neiko Classic Needle-Style Dual 3/8-Inch & 1/2-Inch Drive 0-150 Ft./Lb. SAE & Metric Torque Wrench (Misc.)

I decided to get a beam type torque wrench because I was reading around that it was more accurate than a click-type and that it requires no maintenance. After using it, I can see why the click-type is preferred now.

I went back to buying another, hopefully, excellent quality accurate click-type wrench. For this beam-type torque wrench, the 3/8" side is useless, which is what I need, since the scale was reversed as noted by the other reviewer. I used an adapter on the 1/2" side, but reading was still difficult since I was using all my strength and body weight to get to 80 ft/lbs. I had to make sure I was in a perfectly straight visible position of the scale to prevent parallax error and still be able to pull to 80 ft/lbs. Not only that, the beam was shaking since I was in an awkward position to pull the wrench while reading the scale so my arm muscles were shaking to maintain 80 ft/lbs. I was using it to torque wheel lug nuts. I might be weak, so other people might have better success than I did to prevent the shakiness and strain to pull to the desired torque value without shaking.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy lug nut torque wrench, October 3, 2008

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Steven W. Lotspeich "Steve" (Alamo, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Neiko Classic Needle-Style Dual 3/8-Inch & 1/2-Inch Drive 0-150 Ft./Lb. SAE & Metric Torque Wrench (Misc.)

I needed a torque wrench to properly install my wheels when rotating my tires. This wrench is easy to read and use in this application. I checked it's accuracy with a high end professional digital wrench and it was accurate.

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fine basic torque wrench, October 22, 2008

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Duane Landon (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Neiko Classic Needle-Style Dual 3/8-Inch & 1/2-Inch Drive 0-150 Ft./Lb. SAE & Metric Torque Wrench (Misc.)

For a basic torque wrench this works just fine. Although it's described as a dual drive, the 3/8" side is difficult to use because the torque guage is facing the wrong way making it difficult to impossible to read while using. If using the 1/2" drive side though it works just fine.