You will need to know how to use a vernier scale to set a click wrench, but that's easy, as I show in the video above. Click wrenches sit at the intersection of affordability and quality.

A click torque wrench is the most commonly used type of torque wrench due to the low cost, relatively simple maintenance, and because it can be set to a specific torque level, so users know when ...

- If using a click-type torque wrench, always store it at the lowest level on the scale. - Avoid marking, etching or placing labels on torque wrenches.

If you're using a mechanical click-type wrench, this one turns out to be absolutely true. A click-type torque wrench presses a ball into a detent that's held in place by a spring.

Set the torque setting on your wrench by twisting the handle to the desired settings. As you tighten the bolt listen for a click sound, which indicates you’ve reached your set torque, and stop.

This second instalment in our deep dive into torque sees a discussion on torque and torque wrenches with some of the biggest tool manufacturers in the bike industry.

There is a school of thought that says you absolutely do not need a torque wrench to mount scopes on guns or to mate the action to the stock. But for the very best job and for an eye-opening look ...