3/8 torque wrench much use?

[Erallus 10]

As per the subject, do people find they use a 3/8 torque wrench much on their Corrado?

 

I have a 1/2 and a 1/4 one, but I havent done a job that used a 3/8 yet.

 

Although the net seems to think a 3/8 torque wrench is the most used on cars...generally.

[fla 9]

i guess it depends on the sockets you have most of, or use mostly. I use the 3/8 mostly, but 1/2" for bumper bolts etc

Edited September 17, 2014 by fla

[Sean_Jaymo 0]

I only ever use the 3/8 wrench apart from piddly little stuff and big sub frame type stuff that requires the use of the 1/2 torque wrench. Nice and sturdy! 1/4 stuff breaks too easily when working on old or under maintained cars!

[Kevin Bacon 5]

I use 1/2" for wheel bolts, chassis bolts, head bolts and general big stuff.

 

I use 3/8" for spark plugs and most fasteners on and around the engine.

 

I have yet to find a need for a 1/4" torque wrench! Really low torques like 10-15nm I generally do by feel. No issues to date :)

[Erallus 10]

I use 1/2" for wheel bolts, chassis bolts, head bolts and general big stuff.

 

I use 3/8" for spark plugs and most fasteners on and around the engine.

 

I have yet to find a need for a 1/4" torque wrench! Really low torques like 10-15nm I generally do by feel. No issues to date :)

 

Cheers for that :cheers: I'll get me a 3/8 then!

[Dox 22]

Do you actually mean torque wrench or are you talking about ratchets?

[Erallus 10]

I mean Torque wrench

[Dox 22]

Has there ever been a situation where 1/2 or 1/4 wouldn't do the job?

 

99% of the time I use 1/4 or 1/2 ratchets, I have a small 3/8s set on standby should access be tight, I only use a short low range 1/2 torque wrench, sometimes with a reducer to downsize to 1/4.

[Erallus 10]

Good advice guys, cheers

[Kevin Bacon 5]

1/4" is useful where a torque is specified in in/lb or cm/kg (or what ever the metric equiv' is) but in my experience there are VERY few bolts torqued to such a low figure on VWs.