Out of curiosity, I checked how much it would cost me to get my torque wrench repaired by Snap-On. I contacted their tech support and received a flat rate quote of $105 for repairing all existing issues with my tool as well as calibrating it. I would have to send the tool to one of their repair centers. Pretty hefty price in my opinion. I’m glad I was able to get it repaired by myself!

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In my case, the circuit board was not affected by the acid and I was able to easily clean out the tool and bring it back to working condition. Also, since I don’t use it very often, I never leave the AA batteries inside the tool for long periods of time anymore – just to be safe.

Recently my Snap-On digital torque wrench stopped working. I grabbed it when I needed to torque something on my car, but it wouldn’t turn on at all. It turned out the AA batteries leaked the acid inside the tool causing it to quit working. Let me show you how I was able to take apart and fix my Snap-On digital torque wrench.

Even though I always kept my Snap-on digital torque wrench inside the house away from the moisture and harsh temperatures in the garage, the AA batteries leaked the acid inside the tool, forming a layer of residue on the points of contact inside the tool. Because of that the tool still wouldn’t turn on even after replacing the bad batteries. I took apart the torque wrench and cleaned out the acid residue and it started working again. In my case, this was a model # TECH2FR100, but a similar approach can be used for many other models as well.

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