Aldi Torque Wrench

[TimE]

Aldi have a Torque wrench for sale (http://www.aldi.com.au/au/html/offers/2827_15741.htm) for $30. Bought one today to use to tighten my wheel nuts. I like to be sure my nuts are tight!

For $30 it is a fine bit of Chinese engineering, wouldn't rely on it for fine tolerance work or constant use, but as a fancy wheel brace, or once in a blue moon need it fits the bill.

[AB]

Thansk for the feedback TimE.

I don't mind Aldi for the thrash around tools. To be honest I still have a drop saw that I got from Aldi for $60 and use it to chop up thin stringy bark trees for the fire and after 3 years of absolute punishment It's still going strong. I have jammed the hell out of it until it starts smoking and to this day (touch wood) it still has not popped!

[Finly Owner]

I have found "ALDI" tools , elec appliances all good. except the recovery kits had a recall on a batch of the snatch straps.

[RustyNails]

Good luck with your tight nuts

[Finly Owner]

Good luck with your tight nuts

Where u been hiden?

[RustyNails]

Where u been hiden?

Sorry for the hijack TimE.

Had family over for awhile so socialising, doing work stuff and preping for the next Western Patrol Club magazine so been real busy.
Now just have to catch up with whats been going on.
Anybody have the short version??

P

[AB]

Go the forum news section at the bottom of the main page...That will explain my recent hair loss...lol

[Maxhead]

Aldi have a Torque wrench for sale (http://www.aldi.com.au/au/html/offers/2827_15741.htm) for $30. Bought one today to use to tighten my wheel nuts. I like to be sure my nuts are tight!

For $30 it is a fine bit of Chinese engineering, wouldn't rely on it for fine tolerance work or constant use, but as a fancy wheel brace, or once in a blue moon need it fits the bill.
Good find TimE, I'll be getting one of those for 30bucks. bargain

[Finly Owner]

Sorry for the hijack TimE.

Had family over for awhile so socialising, doing work stuff and preping for the next Western Patrol Club magazine so been real busy.
Now just have to catch up with whats been going on.
Anybody have the short version??

P
Rossco has been losing all his bets his been making, and AB been making decisions, Doggie become a force to reckon with, Paul promoted, Much more help and advice is available for all sorts of things and you've been missed.

[Finly Owner]

:hijacked::hijacked::hijacked::hijacked::hijacked: :hijacked:Oh yeah and I've hijacked this thread.

[RustyNails]

Rossco has been losing all his bets his been making, and AB been making decisions, Doggie become a force to reckon with, Paul promoted, Much more help and advice is available for all sorts of things and you've been missed.

Great thanks, saves me weels of looking

[justrocho]

just wondering if the wheelnuts are tight though get your mate to bring his good one over and test yours against his .......a good mate would do that

[justrocho]

i did have a rear passenger side wheel leave my gq at 140 scarey herd from a truck driver the other day it does happen with that wheel on patrols. normally alloys but mine was sunrasier

[ilikedonuts_10]

I missed the sale, does anyone know if there are any other good cheap ones (I had a look at the ones in supercheap, but they looked a little too cheap)

[Macgyver]

got a great underbonnet work light frol ALDI

[szaf]

For years I have purchased expensive named brand even for my previous business - a lot have failed expensive parts and repairs - For personal use I changed to purchase cheap tools they don't last as long - throw it out (not enviromently friendly but recycling is the go) - but for the price you go and buy a new one I seem to be in front - so a cheap torque wrench - probably wouldn't use it on a head but should be fine for all other work better than guessing the torque on nuts that we have done in the past but as systems become more sophisticated approx. torque is becoming a must. Paul