Torque wrench & trolley jack?

[JulianHJ]

I'm weighing up a spare set of wheels with winter tyres, and was wondering which torque wrench and trolley jack might be recommended for easy and safe fitting each time I swapped over. Any suggestions for a cost effective solution?

[GreigM]

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/...

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/...

[JulianHJ]

Fantastic, thank you.

[creasede]

try halfords, i bought a wrench from there last year when doing the headgasket on my old fiesta, 50odd quid which i thought was reasonable and a gurantee!

just remember to wind it back to 0 after use so the spring dosent become tired!

[mrmr96]

JulianHJ said:

Fantastic, thank you.

They are good cost effective reccomendations. Extra stuff you'll probably want is a small block of wood (like 6inches of plank or something) to put on top of the lift cup to prevent damage to your sill, if you're lifting at the sill.

You'll also want a DEEP socket of the correct size to get on your nuts. You either need a deep socket or a regular socket and an extension bar. Using a deep socket is not only less expensive, but so long as you get one just deep enough that the wrench (when attached) will just clear the wing then it reduces the chances of a 'skew' and slipping off the nut.

Finally you could consider axle stands, as technically 'a jack is for lifting and a stand is for holding' and jacks DO fail, and when they do they drop cars on whatever's underneath. I'd never get any part of my body under a car supported only by a jack, but if you're just changing wheels then so long as you keep your body clear then I think you'd be fine changing the wheel on a jack.