EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
  We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of Applied Power Inc. on Form S-4 of our report dated May 11, 1998, appearing
in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of ZERO Corporation for the year ended March
31, 1998, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Joint
Proxy Statement/Prospectus which is part of this Registration Statement.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
Los Angeles, California
June 30, 1998