Ratings & Reviews for Kobalt 1/4-in Drive Click Torque Wrench

Nice little wrench for light duty

First off, for those of you who couldn't get the wrench out without destroying everything, please retire your tools and hire a mechanic. Had the wrench out in seconds and didn't damage anything. Here is a little tip, slice the top of the black pin and push the rest in, slide cover comes right off, and then if you can't get your sausage fingers into the case to get it out there is another tool called a screw driver that pops the wrench out with zero effort. Ok, so as far as the tool goes . It's g...

Great tool!

Great little tool ! was glad to see that the calibration certificate has it calibrated to its very lowest setting. I torqued a bolt with this, marked it with paint, loosened it, re torqued it with my $400 precision digital torque wrench and the paint marks lined up exactly. As far as the other bad reviews regarding the case I took a set of needle nose pliers button pulled right out and case in perfect condition

Not for everyday use

I am a full time medium duty diesel tech. (Yes ik this is a Kobalt torque wrench) And for what it does it’s great, but over time and everyday use it deteriorates. This is the second time mine has quite litteraly blown up while torquing down lug nuts. Good for home use and that’s it.

Kobalt won't honor waranty

Wrench missing a screw; they can not send me a screw because they don't have parts. When I bought it, the box said it has a life time warranty. Now kobalt says no; only one year. I cut out the box and kept it. Pictures enclosed.

no click, useless other than a wrench

I do not write many reviews, but I read one that was exactly what I wanted to say. I have used a lot of torque wrenches; right out of the box it did not work. I did try to see if it was uncalibrated, but it never clicked. Package says all products are tested, clearly not.

Near impossible to get out

Almost broke the plastic cover trying to open the case. Took way too long to get it open then the wrench itself is snap locked into a plastic base that you can’t get your hand inside to pull the wrench out. There’s no way to get your hand on any part of the wrench to remove it from the case. I had to pry it out using another tool that risked scratching the wrench. Now you want me to put it back in the thing I couldn’t get it out of? No thanks I’m returning. Please redesign

Odd storage case, loose part inside

- To open the case, I read Kobalt's reply to the reviewer who could not figure out how to pop the plastic rivet without destroying the clear plastic cover - Once opened, I turned the case upside down to try to get the wrench out. The wrench did not come out, but a small circlip did fall out onto the bench. - I carefully pried the wrench out of the case and looked for any place a circlip might have come from. - There is a small, black pin that holds the ratchet head to the handle (or perhaps i...

Been great for years now

I've got the 3/8 drive and 1/2 drive variants. The 3/8 drive I've had for 10 years now, and the 1/2 drive about 7 years and both have been excellent. I've built several engines, transmissions and differentials with both of them and a lot of steering/suspension work with them as well. I recently just tested calibration on both of them with a newly acquired digital torque adapter and both were still very accurate across the board. Both were within 2 ft lbs of whatever torque I had both set to. Smo...

inch pounds are NOT Ft pounds

I used it to torque the bolts on a plastic BMW valve cover at 96 in pounds (which is 8 ft pound). I cringe when I read it is used for lug nuts, and engine bolts. Max torque is 250 in-pd or 20 ft-pd.

New Packaging is Horrible

Old packaging on these torque wrenches were a closable clamshell design great for storage and keeping the dust off. New case design is extremely poorly done and requires tools not only to remove the plug without snapping the thin acrylic, but also a pry bar just to get the tool out of the blow mold. The spot intended to pull out the tool with your fingers is so narrow even my wife couldn't get it. Tool itself works as intended but now I get to be frustrated every time I pull the thing out of the...

Can't be opened without destroying the case

Can't find a way to open it without destroying the case. Taught myself to solve a Rubik's cube when I was 12. (best time under a minute) But I'm not ready to make this case my new conquest/hobby. Yes I can get it out, but only if I break the case. The case is designed for the thieves that try to steal tools. Whereas they've made no effort whatsoever to accommodate the customer who actually buys this product. There's a screw with a rounded head, and a "K" stamped on the top surface where you woul...

Good price

Easy to adjust and worked great!

It works

It works

Buy in Person

Tool arrived appearing as if it finally made its way back from Ukraine. Clearly was a return to the store and packaged up and sent out without a care in the world in regards to the customer.

Well made and works as it should.

Good quality

Feels sturdy, and the clicking mechanism is loud. Comparable to my 3/8 Snap-on.