Exhibit 23.2


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Applied Power Inc. on Form S-8 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.


DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Los Angeles, California
August 12, 1998