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Can we talk about torque wrenches for lug nuts?
I used to always go by feel after 15 years in shops, but after a wheel came loose on a customer's F-150 in Dallas last spring, I switched to clicking every single lug to spec. Who else thinks the old school method is overrated now?
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the_tessa2d ago
That whole "feel" method works fine until it doesn't, and a loose wheel is a nightmare waiting to happen... Dallas heat doesn't help either with expansion rates. Torque wrenches just remove the guesswork, especially when aluminum wheels need retorquing after 50 miles. Better safe than sorry with a $30 tool is how I see it.
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alexc932d ago
Damn that's rough lol. Sorry to hear your Harbor Freight one snapped on you. I feel like those cheap ones are really hit or miss, especially with the bigger torque values. I had a buddy who bought a $15 one from AutoZone and the needle just stopped moving halfway through tightening his truck lug nuts. Ended up just borrowing mine and never looked back. Definitely one of those tools where spending a little more saves you a ton of headache later.
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