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

Works as good as more expensive torque wrenches

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.

Product was shipped quickly but I did notice that the Calibration was done in 2022. We're in end March 2025. Now I'm wondering if this needs to be recalibrated even know I've never used it and is brand new. That's the only reason it gets 4 out 5. If the Calibration was recent I would've gave it a 5 star. I would hope that I don't now have to pay more money to get it recalibrated.

There are a lot of complaints about this tool, is accurate, yes. Most of the complaints that I have seen is user error. First of all, if you are a person that is used to the click style torque bar, you will struggle in the beginning like I did ,just like anything new. You will have to get use to timing the sound/vibration vs the click. It has 2 different vibrations/ sounds , one lets you know you are with in tolerance range( whatever you set the percentage at) the second round of beeps/ vibrates is when you hit your target ( note when it signals you that you have hit your target, you actually 2-5%from your target, this’ keeps you from going over) take a look at the screen & finish the last remaining % , then hit the clear button & go to the next bolt. If you want accuracy this is your tool, if you like speed the click style is for you I’m pretty fast with both, I had to practice. Whether you go click vs digital, they are both two different type of tools.

Works great. Didn't want to get a fancy digital one until I knew i liked it. This one seems accurate. The only thing I noticed when doing angles is its only accurate on the first set, but I was close to maxing it out so it might not off liked it

This thing is the worst torque wrench I’ve ever used. After setting the desired peak torque value, I always have issues with the electronics crashing. In essence, if I tighten until the notification and move to the next measurement or attempt to clear the current measurement (e.g. when tightening lug nuts), the electronics will randomly crash. This is bizarre because this is the expected use-case… When this happens, the power button does nothing and I have to unscrew and re-screw the battery cap to get it to turn on again. The only way I’ve found to avoid this issue is to wait ~10s between measurements. That is just crazy because it slows down what is normally a mindless and instantaneous process with every other torque wrench I’ve used.Because of this crashing issue, I don’t even bother using this piece of junk anymore. A normal 2 minute task easily turns into 10+ minutes of fighting with the torque wrench electronics when they decide to act up. Not to mention that Gearwrench does not stand behind this product considering they only provide a 1yr warranty. I didn’t realize this until the return period passed and I started seeing the issues I mentioned.I watched many videos, followed the directions, and attempted to troubleshoot via forums and nothing I’ve done has resolved the problem. At this point, I’m very confident that this is not user error. Gearwrench simply released an awesome torque wrench with electronics that are a buggy and unusable mess. I loved this thing until those reset issues, what a shame. Trust me, do NOT purchase this product!

Great tool, does angles and is a quality torque wrench. Delivered as discribed

Very nice wrench seems durable. I have always purchased Gearwrench tools and they seem like quality tools. Haven't had any issues with these tools yet. I really like the features of this torque wrench how it vibrates to warn you of the torque.