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In regards to keying your crank... I always say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. I got my crank keyed and my cams pinned and I know for a fact I will never slip timing and I never have to deal with friction washers. Luckily though I live about 2.5hrs from SP63 so I didn't need to pay to ship my parts there and back.

Also, this is the tq wrench I used for my motor: LINK It's CDI brand which is made by Snap-On. It's not too expensive and comes with all the calibration information, etc.. It's a quality piece and I recommend it.
 
alexwlwsn said:
In regards to keying your crank... I always say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. I got my crank keyed and my cams pinned and I know for a fact I will never slip timing and I never have to deal with friction washers. Luckily though I live about 2.5hrs from SP63 so I didn't need to pay to ship my parts there and back.

Also, this is the tq wrench I used for my motor: LINK It's CDI brand which is made by Snap-On. It's not too expensive and comes with all the calibration information, etc.. It's a quality piece and I recommend it.
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Do you know anything about https://www.jbtoolsales.com/k-tool-kti72135-digital-torque-wrench-1-2-drive-25-250-ft-lbs#oid=1002_1
K Tool brand is used by a good amount of machine shops. I heard of CDI. I wanted to know if it was trusted for internal work.
 
GCPhotographers said:
Do you know anything about https://www.jbtoolsales.com/k-tool-kti72135-digital-torque-wrench-1-2-drive-25-250-ft-lbs#oid=1002_1
K Tool brand is used by a good amount of machine shops. I heard of CDI. I wanted to know if it was trusted for internal work.
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I can't say I know much about those tq wrenches honestly. They don't have many reviews on Amazon though. I just like the simplicity of the CDI and all the good ratings. I feel like a ~$100 click type wrench might be better than a ~$100 digital wrench just based on the fact that it's a more tried and true design and whatnot and is in the same price range.
 
alexwlwsn said:
I can't say I know much about those tq wrenches honestly. They don't have many reviews on Amazon though. I just like the simplicity of the CDI and all the good ratings. I feel like a ~$100 click type wrench might be better than a ~$100 digital wrench just based on the fact that it's a more tried and true design and whatnot and is in the same price range.
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I was looking at this one ($250-$350:
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It's about half the price of snap on digital torque wrench ($500-$600):
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Then you have the other mechanical wrench by CDI for about $170:
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Just remember youll need a good one that does inch lbs as well for timing cover bolts, cam bearing caps, small bolts. Try and find a good deal on a pair of them, usually 1/2" and 3/8".
 
davychronic said:
Just remember youll need a good one that does inch lbs as well for timing cover bolts, cam bearing caps, small bolts. Try and find a good deal on a pair of them, usually 1/2" and 3/8".
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Right now, with research, only the Craftsman Digi-Click Torque Wrench or Micro-Clicker Torque Wrench are the best deals for a pair for 1/2 and 3/8
 
GCPhotographers said:
Right now, with research, only the Craftsman Digi-Click Torque Wrench or Micro-Clicker Torque Wrench are the best deals for a pair for 1/2 and 3/8
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I have a pair of Craftsman torque wrenches but they are probably 20 years old. Craftsman makes good tools or made, not so sure about their quality anymore since Sears died.
 
I have all USA-made Craftsman tools (excluding a couple of incidentals), and they're a very solid-DIY-quality line. They're not on the level of Snap-On, Mac, or other high-end professional, mind you, but they're better than most and lifetime warrantied. Just do everything you can to get the USA-made ones, not the Chinese ones.
 
Redline said:
I have all USA-made Craftsman tools (excluding a couple of incidentals), and they're a very solid-DIY-quality line. They're not on the level of Snap-On, Mac, or other high-end professional, mind you, but they're better than most and lifetime warrantied. Just do everything you can to get the USA-made ones, not the Chinese ones.
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I got the opportunity to sit down with a few 30+ year machine in there 50s, 60s and 70s (some retired of course). They said snap on and big names are great if I am doing work back to back everyday (like a job etc) but with that I am planning especially not doing it everyday, craftsman is the best approach plus back sure they are calibrated. Best answer ever.
[doublepost=1487881240][/doublepost]Another note, just purchased SP63 625+ 10mm Head Studs (L19/H11)
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davychronic said:
I have a pair of Craftsman torque wrenches but they are probably 20 years old. Craftsman makes good tools or made, not so sure about their quality anymore since Sears died.
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Sears is still out in California and strong
 
Sears all went out of business around me, not one for more than 200 miles now. The company is on its way out and i dont think they have exclusive rights to craftsman anymore.
 
Most new stuff is China-made Craftsman. You really have to search/do your homework to get USA-made Craftsman. It is superior. I accidentally got a 250 or so piece China made mechanic's tool set. I promptly returned it and ordered the USA equivalent tool set (which wasn't identical, but very close in number of pieces, content, etc.) as soon as I realized it.
 
davychronic said:
They sell some Craftsman stuff at my local Ace Hardware. Sears either already sold or is in the process of selling Craftsman to Stanley.
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In january Cnn said:
"Sears will get $525 million from Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) once the deal closes, another $250 million at the end of the third year and a percentage of annual payments of new Craftsman sales for the next 15 years.That brings the total value of the deal to about $900 million."

wsj said somewhat the same thing. Fox News said:

"SEARS TO CLOSE 78 STORES - Shares of Sears Holdings Corp., which are down 45 percent in the last 12 months, rose 6 percent to $10.94 in midday trading Thursday.bAfter 15 years, Sears will start paying Stanley 3 percent of the Craftsman sales it makes. Shares of Stanley, based in New Britain, Connecticut, rose 1.4 percent to $117.90. Stanley said it plans to hire more workers and open a new U.S. plant to make more Craftsman products, but didn't provide details."
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Redline said:
Most new stuff is China-made Craftsman. You really have to search/do your homework to get USA-made Craftsman. It is superior. I accidentally got a 250 or so piece China made mechanic's tool set. I promptly returned it and ordered the USA equivalent tool set (which wasn't identical, but very close in number of pieces, content, etc.) as soon as I realized it.
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I'll be going to sear when I receive my tax return and look out for that.
 
Redline said:
Most new stuff is China-made Craftsman. You really have to search/do your homework to get USA-made Craftsman. It is superior. I accidentally got a 250 or so piece China made mechanic's tool set. I promptly returned it and ordered the USA equivalent tool set (which wasn't identical, but very close in number of pieces, content, etc.) as soon as I realized it.
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I think you have to buy from their "Professional" line to get USA built which is their more expensive line of tools.

Im not 100% sure tho its been a couple years since ive been to sears when they closed up shop here.
 
GCPhotographers said:
They have different contracts with the many brands they cant break plus the maintenance section is going decent income wise
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Its just hard for me to imagine a company that lost 45% of its stock price in one year can survive another 15 years especially when you sell your most popular brand.
 
davychronic said:
Its just hard for me to imagine a company that lost 45% of its stock price in one year can survive another 15 years especially when you sell your most popular brand.
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CLOSE 78 STORES
What Trump did with the airline and a few companies just to make surely his pockets stay stable.
 
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