GEARWRENCH 1/2" Drive 120XP Flex Head Electronic Torque Wrench with Angle - 85196

This is an extremely well designed torque wrench. Excellent fit and finish, well crafted , great storage case, I have been a fan of gear wrench for a while, and have used some of their other products . I would recommend this product, and I am greatly impressed with how this company is raising the bar and stepping up their game.

It’s well worth more than the $200 price tag just for the angle and flex head features. I purchased the 1/2 model, and it’s long, but not awkward. It lets you reset while still retaining the current angle, it’s perfect for inside engine bays that will not would allow you to get one pull of 90 degrees, or so. You can do multiple pulls, and it adds then saves them even when hitting the bolt from different angles. I scribed all my bolts, and purposely put this tool in awkward situations. All my bolts are dead on at a final pass of 70 degrees. Has a ton of alerts and a very accurate LCD to let you know where the degree is. Handle vibrates, the screen flashes, and the buzzer is very noticeable. Compared to my snap on, this is light years ahead. Also I bought the non-flex head model, while it wasn’t bad, I could never recommend it when this is only $50 more. That doesn’t do angles.

This is a well made tool and I have used it on several projects around the house. I've been pleased with the way it works. I recommend it.

I will start with what i don't like, I am very old school, I still like the click type, its distinct and noticeable, you got to be so out of it to over shoot the torque setting. The new digital ones, yes it vibrates, yes LCD screen changes color, but the vibration is not as noticeable, ( too soft ), yes it beeps, if your working environment is not quite, you are likely to miss the beep, and could lead over torque, specially ones require lesser of torque.. this is the only complaint I have..for this matter its one star off... Here are the things I like I specially like the price, way cheaper compair to ones sell from tool truck.. I like the accuracy of this tool, along with the flex head. I think this is a key aspect of a precision instrument. I like the fine tooth gear rachet head, I like the aluminum handle, its grippy its solid. I like it can do all the conversion from ft lb to inch lb to Nm, of course within the minimum and maximum capacity of the torque wrench. I like it degree setting is also be able to achieve by few press of buttons. I also like It comes with a nice storage box, I take battery out each time I using it for that day.. Over all I like it.

I've used this torque wrench to replace the timing belt and camshaft seals on an iForce 2UZ-FE and a couple of German suspension jobs. The flexing head is really useful for tight spaces and the red and green warning lights are bright enough when you're in tight spaces. Sure, it doesn't have lights on the side of the wrench so it can be a little difficult to see if you're bout to hit your spec, but the rhythmic vibrations kind of help once you get accustomed to it. There is a 90 second shutoff, which can get a little annoying but it does help conserve battery life. The white markings on the buttons must be indestructible because I've covered them in dirt, grease, and oil for weeks and after a quick wipe they're back to bright white. Now, this is still a digital torque wrench which means you need AA batteries. Which sucks because if you forget to take them out, you could destroy this $200 wrench. That said, it's 2024. Rechargeable batteries exist and they don't leak battery acid everywhere. Buy a pack and rotate them out. I still take mine out because it's a good habit to get into. Harbor Freight offers a wrench like this for a bit less but it doesn't have angle and what's the point in buying a digital torque wrench if it doesn't have angle? I'm biding my time to get the GW 1/2 version for a good deal. If you're a DIY guy or a Semi-Professional like me who's not working on cars enough to justify selling both kidneys to pay off a 96-mo lease on a Snap-On digital torque wrench. This is the perfect example of getting more than your money's worth.

The quality of material is great. The only thing that made me to reduce rating to 4 star was rattling sound while vibrating. I took the vibrator off and put a tape around it and now it's vibrating gently. I saw some complaints about the procedure of setting the torque value and I should say PLEASE READ THE INDUCTING BEFORE USING this torque wrench. There is 10 preset torque values in memory which help you to jump to different scales and then you can set your torque value precisely. For example you jump to torque value 40N.m saved in memory and then set your torque value to 43N.m Saved torque values could be set as your preferences. You can set when it notifyes you that you are close to your torque value. For example you can set to be notified as you reach 75% of torque value and then tighten up to torque. If you are going to torque a bolt to 100N.m, it will beeb as you reach 75N.m and you know that you have to pay attention to screen to avoid over-torquing the bolt. It will be off after 90sec and I didn't find any thing wrong with auto off feature. In comparison to other expensive competitors ( you know what brand I mean 😉) you pay a fraction of price and get every thing. By the way, it measures angles as well.

Seems well constructed, but I found I had to look at the display all the time to see what torque I was at, as the final 'target reached' sound alarm and changing screen colours trigger way too early.

Este producto cumple con todo lo descrito por lo cual lo recomiendo mucho

Excellent quality, very nice and robust protective case. Very accurate and easy to use. Just buy it, you will be glad you did!

The reviews on this are a bit mixed but I’ve got other gearwench tools and I was looking for a good quality digital wrench that didn’t break the bank so thought I would give it a go. I live in the UK and the selection of digital wrench’s is either cheap unbranded, low quality brand with not many features or very very expensive. So this ticked all the boxes and it has angle. I’m using it in a professional manner but not every day so I need it to be as accurate as possible. It works extremely well. It’s accurate, easy to understand and after a little reading of the instructions is easy to use. The calibration certificate was also very recent and in date (three months ago). I’m in my 30’s and can work it out but I can understand some people might find it confusing compared to traditional wrenches but it definitely more accurate. I’d recommend storing it in a dry, temperate environment where it can’t get knocked with batteries removed and relatively clean. Will update if I have any issues over next months, if not the 3/8 and 1/4 will be ordered.