Torque wrench hunt

[ER-3682]

On 7/18/2026 at 3:55 PM, Gnahp said:

bought a smaller one to complete the picture 

4 Nm to 300 Nm covered

it is like putting back the missing piece of jigsaw puzzle

now I can sleep well at night 😅

 

Just met Jalan Besar Sing Huat's Top Salesman,for Lunch,He knew you.

Edited July 29 by ER-3682

[mersaylee]

On 7/29/2026 at 6:10 PM, ER-3682 said:

Just met Jalan Besar Sing Huat's Top Salesman,for Lunch,He knew you.

Did he refer him as the tool guy with obsessive as adjective? 😁

[ER-3682]

On 7/29/2026 at 8:17 PM, mersaylee said:

Did he refer him as the tool guy with obsessive as adjective? 😁

He said @Gnahpnever bargain..

[Gnahp]

On 7/29/2026 at 9:36 PM, ER-3682 said:

He said @Gnahpnever bargain..

walk in retail customer, buying one piece

you make people check catalogue, check part number, check price, check stock, climb up climb down to dig out one piece, print invoice etc

I dare not to bargain

when shops entertain and sell to people like me

I already feel grateful 😅

 

[ER-3682]

On 7/29/2026 at 10:15 PM, Gnahp said:

walk in retail customer, buying one piece

you make people check catalogue, check part number, check price, check stock, climb up climb down to dig out one piece, print invoice etc

I dare not to bargain

when shops entertain and sell to people like me

I already feel grateful 😅

 

You are buying 1 of the most expensive Torque Wrenches in the World,bought 1 Piece,Sing Huat earned the Salesman's Daily Salary.

[ER-3682]

I think even Cycle & Carriage also don't use such Branded Torque Wrenches nowadays.

[Gnahp]

On 7/30/2026 at 9:12 AM, ER-3682 said:

I think even Cycle & Carriage also don't use such Branded Torque Wrenches nowadays.

I never thought of that

so I went youtube to view some of their videos

this is a stahlwille tool cart in the AMG workshop

and this tao chiu is holding two stahlwille spanners

[ER-3682]

@Gnahp This is Singapore C&C.?

[Gnahp]

On 7/31/2026 at 6:56 AM, ER-3682 said:

@Gnahp This is Singapore C&C.?

yes, the original video is here

but hor...

the torque wrench used by their tyre shop guy is not a stahlwille 😁

watch from 2:13

 

[ER-3682]

@Gnahp French Cars don't use German Torque Wrench,maybe use Falcom.

[Gnahp]

On 7/31/2026 at 7:31 AM, ER-3682 said:

@Gnahp French Cars don't use German Torque Wrench,maybe use Falcom.

I have Facom torque wrench, that doesn't look like one 

but got torque wrench better than no torque wrench

you go back 20 years ago, tao chiu will laugh at you when you mention torque wrench 😁

[ER-3682]

On 7/31/2026 at 7:43 AM, Gnahp said:

I have Facom torque wrench, that doesn't look like one 

but got torque wrench better than no torque wrench

you go back 20 years ago, tao chiu will laugh at you when you mention torque wrench 😁

How many Small Tyre Shops used Torque Wrenches.?Those dealing with big Lorry Tyres worse,just used a big 1'' Air Impact Wrench..job done.

[Gnahp]

On 7/31/2026 at 8:35 AM, ER-3682 said:

How many Small Tyre Shops used Torque Wrenches.?Those dealing with big Lorry Tyres worse,just used a big 1'' Air Impact Wrench..job done.

last time when I drive Hyundai Getz

the tyre shop tao chiu trigger happy with his impact wrench until the rear brake drum distorted 

it felt like a warp disc whenever I apply brake after that

I agak agak he put 300Nm to the wheel nuts

can't pull the drum from the hub anymore, got to use hammer to knock it out

I clear the brake dust in the drum every 10,000km when I do tyre rotation

normally, I can remove the drum easily by hand

pic from internet, not my car

[Gnahp]

last time my BMW motorcycle (bought used) wheel bolts also over-torqued

it was stretched until a bit like coke bottle 

example from internet

mine not so serious, notice the grease residual on the threads applied by tao chiu?

the grease will cause the bolt to get over-tighten as it reduces friction, even though you use a torque wrench set to the correct torque spec

I replaced it with new wheel bolts from PML