Harbor Freight Torque Wreches any good?

[sawtooth4x4]

Just curious if anyone has every used one and compared it to a high dollar unit like Matco?

 

[Tonkaman]

I've never used one but have read magazine comparisons between several brands. The harbor freight are less precise ( I want to say. +- 6%). Worth the purchase for your average items just not the super critical, low torque stuff

 

[Kevin B.]

I broke several water pump bolts off in my block using a Harbor Freight torque wrench. Like Tonka says, I wouldn't trust it for the sensitive stuff, and the stuff that isn't sensitive doesn't really need a torque wrench anyway.

 

[UFAB]

Same stuff as Auto zone and Oreilly brands. Rather close to Craftsman quality, which seems crappy lately.

Buy it, lifetime warranty.