Torque wrench opinions.

[Skyline]

Originally Posted by d21spike

Basically, with a lot of the critical bolts ending up torque to yeild, most of your torque ends up coming from the degree measurement after your initial torque. In this case you either buy a fairly expensive one that does degrees for your or like I did, buy a decent wrench and do the degrees yourself.

http://a.co/4mdiyoJ

They DO make a tool for more precise torque angle (other than the costly electronic wrenches):

https://store.snapon.com/Product-Det...e-P634907.aspx

I'd also question your logic that the 1/4" drive bolts with low torque don't need to be precise. For example, valve cover gasket bolts really need precise torque...hell they'll probably leak eventually even if you torque them right; not torqueing them correctly will just make the valve cover leak sooner. If any sort of seal is involved, proper torque is a must.

Also, your 3/8" torque wrench will not be very accurate at the extremes of its adjustability...that's just the way all torque wrenches are.