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Originally Posted by B 4 You
Go to harbor freight and buy a half inch drive breaker bar. They're like ten bucks and way cheaper to break than your torque wrench. Hell, get all your stuff there. When you break it, take it in and they'll give you a new one for free.
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I have not bought any Harbor Freight tools so maybe I shouldn't comment, but...
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Originally Posted by svxfiles
Go to Sears, to buy a decent 3/8" socket set,
Harbor Freight is fine for a 150' torque wrench,
the things in silver are not needed for the job you want to do.
A 1/4" rachet set also from Sears, and a 10mm Geardrive short racheting box end would save you time.
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...Sears will replace your broken (Craftsman brand) tools for free too, and the quality is very good. I have a 3/8" Craftsman ratchet and socket set that is over 40 years old at this point and carried me through an 8-year career as a car mechanic. Way back there somewhere in my mechanic days I ground the 1/2" socket down to about half its original thickness so it would fit a tight space, and it still hasn't cracked to this day.
There is nothing quite so satisfying as using a good tool, nor quite so frustrating as using a bad one. For the stuff you'll use a lot -- 1/4" and 3/8" socket items for example -- be sure to get quality stuff that works and lasts.