This Wera multicolor long Allen wrench bundle includes sets of nine metric and nine SAE wrenches in their own color-coded organizers—green for metric and yellow for SAE. Each of the 18 Allen ...

Apart from adjustable types, almost all wrenches use either Society of Auto Engineers (SAE) or Metric measurements. SAE, also called “standard” or “imperial” wrenches, are sized in inches ...

Unlike hammers, wrenches can have a ton of variety. The types of wrenches you can see come with straight jaws, angled ones, ...

It’s made from heavy-gauge steel that won’t bend even when you wrench hard on it ... from 3/16 inch to ½ inch for SAE and 5 millimeters (mm) to 12 mm for metric. These sizes will fit the ...

You really do need a torque wrench. Any fastener you come across has a designated torque spec you ought to tighten it to. Now, I can’t pretend to be the person who torques everything to spec.

A torque wrench tightens nuts and bolts using a very specific amount of twisting force. This is often necessary when performing automotive repairs that involve torquing certain bolts to the ...

The only way to make sure you have it correct is by using a torque wrench. These measure the applied torque and most will ‘crack’ when they reach the pre-determined level. For example ...

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Torque wrenches are precision hand tools that are used to apply a specific amount of torque to a fastener. These adjustable-torque tools are primarily used to prevent over or under tightening of ...

It’s easy to think of torque wrenches as tools only for professionals, but even a simple job like changing a wheel is done better – and with less risk of failure or damage – if you use one.

A cordless impact wrench provides more power to your elbow without the need for a compressor and untidy airlines. Plus, even if your spanners and sockets can manage the job, using an impact ...

A socket wrench set in Imperial fractions on the left and metric on the right. Metric is so much easier. If it wasn’t hard enough already, there came the thousandth of an inch. As the machine ...