- Wrench emits a click that can be heard and felt when the preset value is reached
- High-contrast, dual-range scale is easy to read, even in low light
- Reversible ratchet head drives in both directions and measures torque in clockwise direction
- Durable all-steel construction has no plastic parts to break or wear out
- Ships pre-calibrated to +/- 4% accuracy and ready to use
Calibrated to an accuracy of +/- 4%, the TEKTON 3/8 in. Drive Click Torque Wrench lets you work with confidence, eliminating guessing and the common tendency to overtighten fasteners. Correctly tightening fasteners to a vehicle or equipment manufacturer's torque specifications ensures parts are properly secured without being damaged. Simple and easy to use, this wrench has a reversible ratcheting head that drives fasteners in both directions and measures torque in the clockwise direction. To measure torque, set the desired value on the handle scale (foot pounds or Newton meters) and begin tightening the fastener. When the preset torque value is reached, a reliable mechanical operation inside the handle produces a click you can hear and feel, alerting you to stop applying force. Built for consistent performance and years of dependable service, the mechanical design doesn't need batteries, and the all-steel construction has no plastic parts to break or wear out.
IMPORTANT: This wrench is shipped pre-calibrated and ready to use. To help maintain calibration, store at its lowest setting of 10 ft.-lb./13.6 Nm when not in use. Be sure to read and understand the operator's manual, including all safety information, before first use.
Inclucdes:
- (1) 3/8 in. drive torque wrench
- (1) Storage case
- Operator's manual with torque conversion chart
By P. Oliveri
Used this on my motorcycle yesterday and initially thought it was working well. Torqued a few bolts in the 50 ft-lb range. Then went to 10 ft-lbs for a fork nut and stripped the bolt right off! NO CLICK! I had stopped prior to snapping the bolt thinking it had to be at 10 ft-lbs by now and not sure why I tried again. Luckily I was able to remove the snapped bolt but now have to buy new bolts and could not finish the job this past weekend. Not sure what is wrong with it or why it did not work but now afraid to use it at all.I also purchased the 1/2" model of this as well...fearful of using it .....
UPDATE to my review- PLEASE READ! No sooner had I posted my review did I get a response from Russ who is the Tekton product specialist. He offered an immediate replacement of the wrench and apologized for the inconvenience. I wish more companies would support their customers like this! For this reason I have changed my review to a 5 star rating!
UPDATE to my review- PLEASE READ! No sooner had I posted my review did I get a response from Russ who is the Tekton product specialist. He offered an immediate replacement of the wrench and apologized for the inconvenience. I wish more companies would support their customers like this! For this reason I have changed my review to a 5 star rating!
By Turbodelta
Decided to try this Tekton brand torque wrench because they seem to have stellar customer support on all their products.
This wrench comes in a red hard plastic case, along with a manual that you SHOULD read. I think this is something a lot of people giving negative reviews probably skip.
Once you understand the way this works, and you make sure to keep it at the minimal rating when stored or doing other things with the wrench, you should be good to go.
It seems very well built and has a good weight. I used it to change shocks and springs and had to use various torque ranges. The click was easy to understand.
Will be doing more work in the coming weeks, so I will update if anything changes.
Overall, seems like a great tool, would recommend 5 out of 5!
This wrench comes in a red hard plastic case, along with a manual that you SHOULD read. I think this is something a lot of people giving negative reviews probably skip.
Once you understand the way this works, and you make sure to keep it at the minimal rating when stored or doing other things with the wrench, you should be good to go.
It seems very well built and has a good weight. I used it to change shocks and springs and had to use various torque ranges. The click was easy to understand.
Will be doing more work in the coming weeks, so I will update if anything changes.
Overall, seems like a great tool, would recommend 5 out of 5!
By Mark King
Simple and elegant solution for properly adjusting the torque on critical bolts. I recently had to replace the front forks on our gas powered mini bikes because of a recall. The new forks needed to be torqued precisely. This torque wrench made the adjustments simple and fast. Very happy.
By aroundlsu
I have been a shade tree mechanic for years and never bothered to use a torque wrench. I always just tightened bolts up until they felt right and never had a problem. Well after investing in my first set of air tools I decided to try and be a little more professional and bought this and the 1/2 inch version. After just a few used I can't imagine living without it. Using the service manual for my Nissan Titan I can exactly dial in every bolt and know exactly when to stop torquing. I feel like a way more professional mechanic and will continue to use torque wrenches for every bolt.
By Mr. Smith
Purchased this after snapping a banjo bolt while replacing brake lines on my car, using my "Great Neck" torque wrench I've owned for at least a decade. I lost confidence in it due the age, brand, and I've snapped enough bolts going to factory specifications with it. The TEKTON is a welcome upgrade. The flat part keeps the wrench from moving when laying down. The handle is longer than my old 3/8" torque wrench, which I like. The torque settings on this wrench are printed and easy to read.
By KF
I needed a torque wrench with a smaller foot print and this little jewel worked out great. Clearance is a problem on smaller engines like generators, leaf blowers, chainsaws, ATV's, and Golf Carts and this really helps with that issue. The quality is very good and the price is just right. A loud click and jerky feel is obvious so you will not have to worry about missing the click or torque range. The gage is easy to read and set. Works great on spark plugs and drain bolts where over torquing can lead to bad things. A handy tool for your maintenance needs at the right price.
By M. Smith
I wasn't sure how well this would perform due to the price, but so far it seems good. I've had a handful of uses for it so far and it seems to give the proper torque. The 'click' is very pronounced and the feel can't be missed so there's no mistaking when you've reached your setting.
The actual settings marks are very close together, so getting a precise set is a little difficult, but as long as you're dealing with a 0 or 5 FP setting you're good to go. In between is hard to gauge.
Not sure how this unit would hold up for a mechanic or someone else that would use it daily, but if you just need a torque wrench in your toolbox for occasional use, this seems to be a good choice.
The actual settings marks are very close together, so getting a precise set is a little difficult, but as long as you're dealing with a 0 or 5 FP setting you're good to go. In between is hard to gauge.
Not sure how this unit would hold up for a mechanic or someone else that would use it daily, but if you just need a torque wrench in your toolbox for occasional use, this seems to be a good choice.
By A. Aurelius
About eight years ago, I purchased my first dual suspension carbon fiber mountain bike which also has a carbon fiber handlebar and seatpost. I enjoyed the bike so much, I purchased another for all mountain riding a few years later and then, last year, one for my wife. The only problem with carbon bikes though (or carbon fiber in general) is that you have to be very careful when torquing components because carbon will not deform like a metal that is over stressed. Carbon fiber is extremely sensitive to point stress and compression loads and if you surpass the torque limit of the material it will snap or fracture suddenly (often, without the owner noticing). And that is where the Tekton 24330 comes in. This 3/8 inch drive socket torque wrench is ideal for that 13 to almost 109 Newton Meters (Nm) range that applies to larger fasteners on a mountain bike (such as the bottom bracket and freewheel), and to make sure undue stress is not being applied to the carbon fiber frame or components.
My Tekton 24330 came just fine a week after ordering , and as soon as I received my wrench, I set it up in my vise to do an accuracy test. I attached a plumb weight (of known mass) from a string on the end and began dialing the lock ring back down to 45.2 Nm (400 inch pounds), until the weight made it click. I was checking to see if it clicked at 45.2 Nm, because this is what Shimano recommends for my Hollowtech II bottom bracket bearing cup, on one of my older bikes. I then measured the distance (from the center of the drive to the center of the handle where the string was tied holding the weight) x weight I used and then converted to Newton Meters, and compared that to the setting at which it had clicked. It turns out the Tekton 24330 is accurate to 0.9%. However, these type of torque wrenches are more accurate when the internal spring is stretched than when it is relaxed, so a further 1 or 2% correction could be in order either way. (you have to consider dynamic versus static loading when conducting testing) Still, a deviance of only 0.9% is well within the 4% Tekton claims and is very accurate for a torque wrench in this price range.
The Tekton 24330 also has some nice features I really enjoy. The printed scale on the handle is easy to read. The knurled handle is easy to hold and is solid steel rather than the plastic of some other torque wrenches. Also, the feel of the Tekton 24330 is much more intuitive during dynamic loading and when you reach the limit in torque you set, the click and swivel of the head is sharp, loud and easy to notice due to the roller pin rolling over the roller bearing. This is a welcome feature when you are wrenching and torquing multiple fasteners quickly. Overall, the Tekton 24330 feels high-end and has a high quality of construction with more steel used throughout compared to many competitors. To top it off, the Tekton 24330 has a port in the center of the main shaft for resetting it back to 100% accuracy after you use it for several years. (or, if you misuse it) The only aspect I do not like about the Tekton 24330 for bicycle use at least, is that it cannot register torque in both directions (for right and left handed threads). That said, on modern bikes, you typically only find left handed threads in three places; the left pedal, the right bottom bracket cup and the freewheel cone. And, the left pedal and right BB cup fall right within the range of the Tekton 24330, but you must use a reverser.
And finally, there is the price. The Tekton 24330 sells for $38 compared to $70 to $180 for many other competitors that are similarly constructed. That is simply a huge amount of difference and when you combine that with the fact that the Tekton 24330 is so accurate, it makes choosing the Tekton easy.
So far, I have had my Tekton 24330 for about seven months and have used it not only on my bikes but also with some light auto work, and the wrench has been both accurate and performed superbly. For me, that equals five stars!
My Tekton 24330 came just fine a week after ordering , and as soon as I received my wrench, I set it up in my vise to do an accuracy test. I attached a plumb weight (of known mass) from a string on the end and began dialing the lock ring back down to 45.2 Nm (400 inch pounds), until the weight made it click. I was checking to see if it clicked at 45.2 Nm, because this is what Shimano recommends for my Hollowtech II bottom bracket bearing cup, on one of my older bikes. I then measured the distance (from the center of the drive to the center of the handle where the string was tied holding the weight) x weight I used and then converted to Newton Meters, and compared that to the setting at which it had clicked. It turns out the Tekton 24330 is accurate to 0.9%. However, these type of torque wrenches are more accurate when the internal spring is stretched than when it is relaxed, so a further 1 or 2% correction could be in order either way. (you have to consider dynamic versus static loading when conducting testing) Still, a deviance of only 0.9% is well within the 4% Tekton claims and is very accurate for a torque wrench in this price range.
The Tekton 24330 also has some nice features I really enjoy. The printed scale on the handle is easy to read. The knurled handle is easy to hold and is solid steel rather than the plastic of some other torque wrenches. Also, the feel of the Tekton 24330 is much more intuitive during dynamic loading and when you reach the limit in torque you set, the click and swivel of the head is sharp, loud and easy to notice due to the roller pin rolling over the roller bearing. This is a welcome feature when you are wrenching and torquing multiple fasteners quickly. Overall, the Tekton 24330 feels high-end and has a high quality of construction with more steel used throughout compared to many competitors. To top it off, the Tekton 24330 has a port in the center of the main shaft for resetting it back to 100% accuracy after you use it for several years. (or, if you misuse it) The only aspect I do not like about the Tekton 24330 for bicycle use at least, is that it cannot register torque in both directions (for right and left handed threads). That said, on modern bikes, you typically only find left handed threads in three places; the left pedal, the right bottom bracket cup and the freewheel cone. And, the left pedal and right BB cup fall right within the range of the Tekton 24330, but you must use a reverser.
And finally, there is the price. The Tekton 24330 sells for $38 compared to $70 to $180 for many other competitors that are similarly constructed. That is simply a huge amount of difference and when you combine that with the fact that the Tekton 24330 is so accurate, it makes choosing the Tekton easy.
So far, I have had my Tekton 24330 for about seven months and have used it not only on my bikes but also with some light auto work, and the wrench has been both accurate and performed superbly. For me, that equals five stars!
By J at LA
I already have 1/2 inexpensive (AKA cheap Chinese made) wrench mainly using for Lug nuts.
and 1/4 beam wrench to more sensitive job.
I wanted 3/8.
I will use 3/8 torque wrench only few times in year, I don't want to spend $300 - $400 to Matco or Snap on.
First I bought cheap Chinese made (sold by well known cheap tool shop brand).
calibration was waaaay off and broke (no click) before I use for my main purpose.
So, I bought this TEKTON (Made in China and Taiwan are different)
of course this can't beat Matco or Snap on or any other $200 - $500 torque wrench but reasonable accuracy and price.
If you doubt accuracy (So was I), use "portable Luggage scale" ($5 - $15) which I already have one.
place torque wrench to solid stable bolt (I used garage door bolt. Tire lug nuts can be used but 90 degree up or 90 degree down because wrench itself has weight)
Hook portable luggage scale to exact 1 foot from center of socket.
See attached picture (picture is explanation purpose only. I use wire hanger for Exact 1ft from center)
This way, you can check accuracy of "Any given torque" 10 lbft or 70lbft whatever you want to check.
You don't need bucket of water nor dumbbell.
I did this for 15lbft, 25lbft, 40lbft all are within +2% to +4%.
Mine was acceptable tolerance but If yours are way off, you should send it back to calibration or calibrate yourself using calibration screw inside of Black rubber cap (red arrow in picture)
I am very happy with accuracy and price balance (I don't know endurance, yet)
Keep it in case with lowest setting which I always do.
and 1/4 beam wrench to more sensitive job.
I wanted 3/8.
I will use 3/8 torque wrench only few times in year, I don't want to spend $300 - $400 to Matco or Snap on.
First I bought cheap Chinese made (sold by well known cheap tool shop brand).
calibration was waaaay off and broke (no click) before I use for my main purpose.
So, I bought this TEKTON (Made in China and Taiwan are different)
of course this can't beat Matco or Snap on or any other $200 - $500 torque wrench but reasonable accuracy and price.
If you doubt accuracy (So was I), use "portable Luggage scale" ($5 - $15) which I already have one.
place torque wrench to solid stable bolt (I used garage door bolt. Tire lug nuts can be used but 90 degree up or 90 degree down because wrench itself has weight)
Hook portable luggage scale to exact 1 foot from center of socket.
See attached picture (picture is explanation purpose only. I use wire hanger for Exact 1ft from center)
This way, you can check accuracy of "Any given torque" 10 lbft or 70lbft whatever you want to check.
You don't need bucket of water nor dumbbell.
I did this for 15lbft, 25lbft, 40lbft all are within +2% to +4%.
Mine was acceptable tolerance but If yours are way off, you should send it back to calibration or calibrate yourself using calibration screw inside of Black rubber cap (red arrow in picture)
I am very happy with accuracy and price balance (I don't know endurance, yet)
Keep it in case with lowest setting which I always do.
By Dave
For the price, it can't be beat. Performs the task it was designed for, with reasonable accuracy. I like that the torque values are painted as well as engraved as they can be seen much easier than other torque wrenches that have only the engraving. The ratchet reverse lever is a bit rough when flipped from forward to reverse, but that seems typical to this brand as my 1/4" drive Tekton feels the same. I'm happy with this tool. I work on my motorcycles as a hobby and to save money. This fits the bill. Live long and prosper :)
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