Wheel bolt torque with tool kit wrench.

[willni]

The fun bit starts when you have centre lock wheels, where Porsche need 600nm and the new BMW's want 930nm 

And don't leave the torque wrench set to 100Nm when not in use, wind it back off to zero.

I've never heard that before, learn something new everyday.

[jh_97]

Thanks again all, fair bit more than I was hoping to spend, but you do get what you pay for. Might see if I can borrow one from work to ensure it's a good one and calibrated correctly.

I did like the look of the Parkside torque wrench sold in Lidl's which I think goes from 80-210 Nm.

Always tempting! However I bought a set of Parkside TX keys from Lidl, but the one I needed was slightly oversized compared to the screw I needed to undo...

[Adam T7]

The fun bit starts when you have centre lock wheels, where Porsche need 600nm and the new BMW's want 930nm 

And don't leave the torque wrench set to 100Nm when not in use, wind it back off to zero.

I've never heard that before, learn something new everyday.

Mea Culpa

[The_Doc]

I'd get a Halfords advanced with the lifetime guarantee. £130 or £102 with trade discount if you know someone (it's pretty easy to get a trade card) if you're friendly with your local Halfords staff they'll probably give you one with limited questions.

https://www.halfords.com/tools/hand-tools/spanners-and-wrenches/halfords-advanced-torque-wrench-model-300-488729.html

Anyone in Newcastle/Gateshead, I don’t mind using my trade card in person, and I’m regularly near the Team Valley one if you want to meet. You can check stock on the website too. Just pm me a link to what you want and I’ll give you the current price.

[madstaff]

And don't leave the torque wrench set to 100Nm when not in use, wind it back off to zero.

I've never heard that before, learn something new everyday.

Always been told to wind the pressure off the spring when stored, always done this.

https://www.norbar.com/News-Events/Blog/ArticleID/63/The-ten-things-you-should-know-about-your-torque-wrench