Awesome.

Thanks everyone for the information.  I'll go shopping tomorrow :)

Cheers,
Steve W.

On 28/04/2017 5:32 PM, Jim Felder wrote:
> I used a half inch 150 lb torque wrench for 40 years and it took care of
> everything except the really big stuff like axle nuts. A few years back I
> bought a 3/8 drive that goes to about 80 pounds and I use it for almost
> everything. You could probably skip the half inch for the 3/8 and do just
> fine.
>
> The least torque open a vanagon I can think of is going to be for the 6mm
> nuts on a gasket like those on a diesel valve cover. Next up is the 12-18
> lb range on many 8 mm nuts. That's the most common anyway.
>
> Jim
>
> On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 5:51 PM Steve Williams <
> steve@williamsitconsulting.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> So something like 150 ft lbs would generally be the max for "normal"
>> work... outside of the stupid axle nut!  lol
>>
>> What would be the "least" torque that one would use a torque wrench on?
>>
>> Please understand, this is a new world to me.  I've always just done
>> things "tight enough"... except for my carbon fiber road bike which came
>> with a little 5 nm torque wrench for tightening the seat so as to not
>> crack the frame!
>>
>> :)
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Steve W.
>>
>> On 28/04/2017 2:13 PM, John Rodgers wrote:
>>> I keep two, a 3/8" drive and a 1/2" drive because there are times you
>> need
>>>    both, like lug nuts which take 133 ft/lbs of force. Need a bigger
>> wrench
>>> for that.
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>> On Apr 28, 2017 12:32, "Sudhir Desai" <sudhir.desai@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 3/8" beam-style analog torque wrench is my favorite.  YMMV
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 1:23 PM, Steve Williams <
>>>> steve@williamsitconsulting.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I am going to service my CV joints this weekend.  I've decided it's
>>>>> worthwhile to invest in a torque wrence as I will be doing more work on
>>>>> my van over the next while.
>>>>>
>>>>> I didn't realize there were so many ranges available for a torque
>>>> wrenches!
>>>>> I believe the CV bolts are 35 foot lbs of torque.
>>>>>
>>>>> 10-150 ft lbs
>>>>> 25-250 ft lbs
>>>>> 10-80 ft lbs
>>>>> 30-150 ft lbs, etc
>>>>>
>>>>> Then there's the size... I'm thinking 3/8 is probably fine, or should I
>>>>> go to a 1/2"?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Steve Williams.
>>>>>