Anyone have the Brownline torque wrench???

[cfiiman]

I remember when they first became a sponsor and their wrench looks fantastic at a great price for VCA people. I figure it has been out long enough some of you that have bought it could give me a solid review on how it holds up, look, feel etc. So has anyone had one for a while, thinking of picking myself one up for a "me" Christmas present lol.

 

[FrgMstr]

Bought mine last February of so, really really like it. Had to replace the batteries once, but that is about it. Feels great in your hand. The active lights and buzzer on it make it easy to use no matter the situation, and it seems to be very well built. Cleans up easily. My only gripe is sometimes it seems to "time out" between nuts, say if you are doing lugs, if you don't move to the next lug fast enough, but even then, you literally only have to touch a button twice to reset it.

I would buy it again.

I bought this one specifically to torque the lugs on my Viper. Works nice, has audible alarm, and an LED warning system telling you that you are getting close. Nice handle too. Lots of leverage and a great grip.

Amazon.com: Brown Line Metal Works BLD0212 Digital Torque Wrench: Automotive

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[cfiiman]

Thanks, that is what I needed to know, anyone else?

 

[Viperless]

I bought one. Same review as FrgMstr. Like he said, be aware of the "timeout" or you could over torque the next fastener expecting to hear the beep.

 

[FrgMstr]

I bought one. Same review as FrgMstr. Like he said, be aware of the "timeout" or you could over torque the next fastener expecting to hear the beep.

Exactly. I have trained myself to look to make sure the LEDs are lighting up while tightening.

 

[cfiiman]

Cool, seems like a really neat product! I just got finished doing the thermostat on my Gen 1 and used my HF torque wrench. The only reason I bought the HF is b/c every review I've ever seen on them said they were great. I personally know a shop that has the expensive Snap-Ons and they are as accurate as they are. Still even with all that, as I was torquing to 20/lf. lbs. on the crossover bolts I still held my breath lol

 

[KNG SNKE]

What is the range for the wrenches?

 

[JustinB]

Been wondering about this myself, good to hear the reviews.

 

[Steve-Indy]

Hi, "cfiiman": This does look like a good Christmas present for one's own
use!! I would look at it as one tool in a growing group of torque wrenches that
you do/will need as explained below.
From the Brownline website:


"Patented Double Gear Sensing System
Designed,
engineered, and tested by Brown Line Metal Works, the patented* D.G.S.S.

technology ensures repeatable accuracy of +/- 3.5% both clockwise &

counter-clockwise
Accurate from 20 – 100% of full scale (7% accuracy from
10
– 20% of full scale)"

"Range
15 – 150
ft/lbs
180 – 1,800
in/lbs
20.3 – 203 Nm"

"cfiiman", reading the
following statement carefully: "Accurate from 20 – 100% of full scale
(7% accuracy from 10
– 20% of full scale)"...AND doing the required
calculations, this wrench would NOT be ideal for torque applications in the 20
ft-lbs. applications that you mentioned (or anything else below 42 ft-lbs.) due
to it's error factor. At "10 – 20% of full scale" (in other
words, from 28.5 to 42 ft-lbs), there is a possible 7% error rate. Below 28.5
ft-lbs, skip this wrench altogether and choose one with an appropriate
scale.

Please note that these same warnings apply to micrometer
click-type torque wrenches be they Snap-On, Craftsman, Harbor Freight,
etc.

MORAL: To work on any car, including a Viper, one NEEDS range
specific torque wrencheS to avoid problems.

BY THE WAY...while I still slip into my "old ways" and say
"foot-pounds" referring to torque...the correct terminology is "pound-feet"

 

[cfiiman]

Thanks Steve!

 

[Steve-Indy]

By the way, nice write-up and photos on your recent t-stat project !!

 

[cfiiman]

Thanks man, I'm so glad to have that job done, it was fun but a PITA at times lol

 

[PDCjonny]

I think that would make a damn nice Xmas present from me to me.

 

[brownlinemetalworks.com]

Hi, "cfiiman": This does look like a good Christmas present for one's own
use!! I would look at it as one tool in a growing group of torque wrenches that
you do/will need as explained below.
From the Brownline website:


"Patented Double Gear Sensing System
Designed,
engineered, and tested by Brown Line Metal Works, the patented* D.G.S.S.

technology ensures repeatable accuracy of +/- 3.5% both clockwise &

counter-clockwise
Accurate from 20 – 100% of full scale (7% accuracy from
10
– 20% of full scale)"

"Range
15 – 150
ft/lbs
180 – 1,800
in/lbs
20.3 – 203 Nm"

"cfiiman", reading the
following statement carefully: "Accurate from 20 – 100% of full scale
(7% accuracy from 10
– 20% of full scale)"...AND doing the required
calculations, this wrench would NOT be ideal for torque applications in the 20
ft-lbs. applications that you mentioned (or anything else below 42 ft-lbs.) due
to it's error factor. At "10 – 20% of full scale" (in other
words, from 28.5 to 42 ft-lbs), there is a possible 7% error rate. Below 28.5
ft-lbs, skip this wrench altogether and choose one with an appropriate
scale.

Please note that these same warnings apply to micrometer
click-type torque wrenches be they Snap-On, Craftsman, Harbor Freight,
etc.

MORAL: To work on any car, including a Viper, one NEEDS range
specific torque wrencheS to avoid problems.

BY THE WAY...while I still slip into my "old ways" and say
"foot-pounds" referring to torque...the correct terminology is "pound-feet"

I just wanted to jump in and correct one thing in this post. 20% of full scale is 30 ft.lbs - so we are 3 1/2% accurate from 30 - 150 ft.lbs. That being said, Steve is right in that you will definitely need different size torque wrenches to cover different ranges.

BLMW

 

[PDCjonny]

Just got one, can't beat it for $99.00 delivered.