My old school is showing

[Aspec]

Which do you gentleman prefer to use when you torque down your head, a click type or bar type torque wrench?

Your preference and a brief description why would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Yellow 13]

Click. Because it clicks.

 

[rumptis]

I have never used the bar type but I do like how the click type works.

 

[jetjock]

I own both because some applications require torque and hold. A micrometer clicker can't do that. Beam is more accurate and holds that accuracy better too. That said I use the clicker for most jobs.

 

[suprahooked]

I only own the bar type so it works for me.

 

[supraman7mgte]

click here

 

[speed]

When I'm workin on road cars, the clicky. When I'm working on the race cars, bar.

 

[JustAnotherVictim]

I use both.

 

[gixxer750]

both

 

[Dirgle]

I have this nifty little snap-on torque wrench that has a digital display and vibration feature. The digital display continuously shows the amount of torque being applied at any given moment, and then when you reach the torque spec you entered into it it will beep once and then vibrate. Pretty cool little tool, and it gives you the best of both worlds, beam and click.

 

[Aspec]

click here

No matter how many times I try i can't get that link to work.:naughty:

 

[MDCmotorsports]

Click style here also.

I don't like the bar style.

 

[dylan]

click because it was what was available at the time.

 

[Aspec]

First off, thank you all for your responses.

So. . . If I am reading the posts correctly, accuracy and the ability to retain it go to the beam/bar type and click type gets the nod for ease of use and "more than close enough" factor.

Please let me know if I am off base on this assumption. Again, thanks for your help.

 

[themadhatter]

I have this nifty little snap-on torque wrench that has a digital display and vibration feature. The digital display continuously shows the amount of torque being applied at any given moment, and then when you reach the torque spec you entered into it it will beep once and then vibrate. Pretty cool little tool, and it gives you the best of both worlds, beam and click.

hands down the best torque wrench you can buy

 

[skim1040]

Only ever used the click type here. Just always seems to make the job easy!

 

[GrimJack]

Trying to torque head bolts while leaning over the engine bay with a beam type to 90 foot pounds is ... well, difficult. So I bought a click type as well.

 

[AF1JZ]

No matter how many times I try i can't get that link to work.:naughty:

Haha, I almost moved my mouse over the "click here".


Anyways, I use the click type.

 

[slidebabyslide]

i have the click type here also. it's this one http://www.torqwrench.com/Products/SplitBeam/SplitBeams.html

 

[foreverpsycotic]

bar