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Review on TEKTON TRQ21101 1/4 Inch Drive Dual-Direction Click Torque Wrench (10-150 in.-lb.) by Randy Holt

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Not what I expected but it works

I had trouble finding a torque wrench for my mountain bike due to the range of Nm required and the Allen keys available on the market. It's surprising and frustrating how difficult it is to find good metric tools in the US considering metric parts have been here my entire life. So I settled on that. Reading the manual, it was obvious that it was written by someone whose first language is not English. I was ready to return the key when I finally figured out how to use it. I thought it was defective because it didn't click continuously like every other torque wrench I've ever used. It clicks once and very subtly. It's easy to miss if you're really not paying attention. After figuring that out and paying very close attention to the sound and feel of that one soft "click", I was able to use it. I cannot attest to its accuracy as I have no way of verifying it. I just hope it's accurate and doesn't ruin my very expensive bike! It seems to have a solid construction. It's a heavy but solid feel. It comes in a decent case which I think will protect it quite well. I gave 3 stars because it is not very easy to use due to the not very easy instructions. The numbers on the wrench can be hard to read if you're over a certain age and need readers like me. However, young people with good eyesight will not have any problems. I gave 2 stars for "ease of use" because you have to do the math to get the setting right and then you only get close to the Nm range and not quite a specific value for the many torque measurements I've taken need for my bike. .

Pros
  • Hand tool
Cons
  • No automatic