does anyone know where i can buy a torque wrench thats good for working on atvs? thats not to high of a price i found a few but only go down to about 20 ft/lbs and i need something that goes lower.

snap.on but theyll prbly b expensive

buy a snap-on digital they are sweet..

prob a pretty sweet price to lol

some would say a mechanic is only as good as his tools.

ya true in a way.. but some will figure out ways around things lol

The snap on digitals are ideal, but I have a craftsman and its not too bad. I dont use it on anything under 10ftlbs though because they arent that accurate and last time I tried it stripped out my cam tower bolts.

anybody know how much the snap on goes for?

get a 3/8s drive and make sure its in ''inch pounds''

I am not sure if you are looking for a price for the standard snap-on or the digital snap-on, buri am assuming the digital since that was mentioned earlier. . . anyway I think I paid a little under $300 for my 3/8" but that was a few years ago, but I am sure they are close to the same price still.

The snap on is nice, it goes down to 5 ft lbs and you can switch between ft lbs, in lbs, and nM.

I have craftsman, husky, blue point, and snap on tools, but when it comes to tools like torque wrenches, and high precision tools I will usually only buy snap on because I feel they are more accurate and the tolerences are held to a higher standard, and for me that is worth the extra price when you are bolting an engine together using thousands of dollars worth of parts. . . . . .

Get inch pound torque wrench for our bikes and just convert it to ft. pounds..

I got 2 from sears and they seem to be good one is from 25 -250 inch pounds and is 3/8 drive the other is from 20- 150 foot pounds and is 1/2 drive. got both on sale for 60 each

Craftsman from Sears is what we use. Seems to do just fine.

Agreed!

I wouldnt break your wallet on a torque wrench that your gonna use on such smaller torque values, look at autozone or advanced im sure they have something you can use thats cheap also.

The newer snap on's do torque angle to with out having any connection to the engine. That would be the one i have.

Craftsemn in't what it used to be. And it never was what snap on is.

Do not buy one of the cheapo's. I have been there and done that and we twisted off a bolt head because you couldnt hear the dang think click or even feel it all of the time. Got rid of that cheapo and bought the craftsman on sale at Sears.

thanks for all the answers.. just wondering now i see alot of them that go as low as 10 ft pounds but does it really mean that it only goes as low as 10 or will it go lowed but just not as accuarte? thanks

A conventional torque wrnch is only accurate in the upper 20% of it's range. does this really matter that much deends who you ask. I do things with an exactnes to them so to me it matters. to some they will tell you you don't need a torque wrnech to wrk on a quad.

On smaller bolts, such as engines on bikes/quads, I like to use a torque wrench that goes in inch pounds. You can hear/feel the click better. I have used craftsman ones, and IMO they are great, especially for the price. As for anything craftsman against snap on, I'll take craftsman anyday. You are able to break either brand, and I think I can drive to sears faster than waiting til the trucks comes by again, which might be a week. Not to mention, the price difference.

Also, from what I have read on the snap on and craftsman torque wrenches, both have about the same, if not the same accuracy percentage.

alright thanks

well i went out and ordered one today from napa auto parts i think its an ultra pro it was 120 cnd its a 3/8 and it goes from 5-80 ft pounds so i will see how that works for me.. thanks for all the replys

try getting craftsmen torque wrench calibrated. also Craftsmen is getting very stengy on their warranty sence sears was bought by kmart. last but not least alot of craftsmen tools are no longer made here even the ones that say made in usa.

I'm not saying they are complete junk but being a professional tech nician I won't trust any other brand besides snap on. There is no comparison when it comes to snap on and craftsmen.

I'm not trying to tell this guy t by a snap on torque wrnch he doesn't really need one. If the he got a higher dollar one from NAPA it will do just fine.

Although for most of the bolts ont the quad a inch pounder would be better of using a clicker do to the accuracy. remeber traditional torque wrenches are only accurate on the upper 20 percent of there range IE 5-80 pound torque wrench is only as accurate as it is claimed to be at 65-80 pounds below that accuracy deminishes.

for anything under 20 pounds you should really use a inch pound wrench.

Don't sweat it though. you should get by.

For the smaller torque values, a beam-type is the way to go.

this is almost like the one i bought the one i have is a 3/8 drive its an ultra pro might just be a canadian brand not sure but it goes from 5-80 ft-pounds and it seems to work alright i payed 120$ canadian