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Posted by Tony Hwang on November 5, 2009, 10:50 pm
salty@dog.com wrote:
> wrote:
>> Van Chocstraw wrote:
>>> ransley wrote:
>>>>> This was posted on another newsgroup but is of interest for many here
>>>>>
alsohttp://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/brochure/info/tmpInfoWheelTo...
>>>>> If your car is in the garage attached to your house, the post is ON
>>>>> topic.
>>>> Have you ever seen anyone work on your car check lug nut torque? The
>>>> only thing I have ever seen is an air impact wrench blasting them
>>>> tight.
>>> I use an impact wrench and recheck with a tire wrench. I have a torque
>>> wrench but it's not that critical. Mine never come off. Too loose they
>>> come off, too tight and you break off the stud, it's not rocket science.
>> Hi,
>> Or you can warp the disc brake rotor hub. I use impact wrency since I
>> have compressor in the garage but I check with torque wrench.
> You cannot check torque on a nut that is already tightened to it's
> torque spec. You must use the torque wrench to tighten "up to" torque.
Hi,
of course. Impact wrench is just to speed up the work. Once nut
contacts rim, switch to torque wrench finish it off.
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Posted by DerbyDad03 on November 6, 2009, 12:50 pm
On Nov 5, 6:32=A0am, sa...@dog.com wrote:
> wrote:
> >Van Chocstraw wrote:
> >> ransley wrote:
> >>>> This was posted on another newsgroup but is of interest for many her=
e
> >>>> alsohttp://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/brochure/info/tmpInfoWh=
eelTo...
> >>>> If your car is in the garage attached to your house, the post is ON
> >>>> topic.
> >>> Have you ever seen anyone work on your car check lug nut torque? The
> >>> only thing I have ever seen is an air impact wrench blasting them
> >>> tight.
> >> I use an impact wrench and recheck with a tire wrench. I have a torque
> >> wrench but it's not that critical. Mine never come off. Too loose they
> >> come off, too tight and you break off the stud, it's not rocket scienc=
e.
> >Hi,
> >Or you can warp the disc brake rotor hub. I use impact wrency since I
> >have compressor in the garage but I check with torque wrench.
> You cannot check torque on a nut that is already tightened to it's
> torque spec. You must use the torque wrench to tighten "up to" torque.- H=
ide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -
re: "You cannot check torque on a nut that is already tightened to
it's torque spec."
Well, you can certainly *check* it. ;-)
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Posted by on November 6, 2009, 1:03 pm
On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:50:46 -0800 (PST), DerbyDad03
>On Nov 5, 6:32 am, sa...@dog.com wrote:
>> wrote:
>> >Van Chocstraw wrote:
>> >> ransley wrote:
>> >>>> This was posted on another newsgroup but is of interest for many here
>> >>>>
alsohttp://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/brochure/info/tmpInfoWheelTo...
>> >>>> If your car is in the garage attached to your house, the post is ON
>> >>>> topic.
>> >>> Have you ever seen anyone work on your car check lug nut torque? The
>> >>> only thing I have ever seen is an air impact wrench blasting them
>> >>> tight.
>> >> I use an impact wrench and recheck with a tire wrench. I have a torque
>> >> wrench but it's not that critical. Mine never come off. Too loose they
>> >> come off, too tight and you break off the stud, it's not rocket science.
>> >Hi,
>> >Or you can warp the disc brake rotor hub. I use impact wrency since I
>> >have compressor in the garage but I check with torque wrench.
>> You cannot check torque on a nut that is already tightened to it's
>> torque spec. You must use the torque wrench to tighten "up to" torque.- Hide
quoted text -
>> - Show quoted text -
>re: "You cannot check torque on a nut that is already tightened to
>it's torque spec."
>Well, you can certainly *check* it. ;-)
You cannot tell if it is correct, however, which would be the point of
checking. ;-)
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Posted by on November 6, 2009, 9:15 am
On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:05:30 -0500, Van Chocstraw
>ransley wrote:
>>> This was posted on another newsgroup but is of interest for many here
alsohttp://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/brochure/info/tmpInfoWheelTo...
>>> If your car is in the garage attached to your house, the post is ON topic.
>>
>> Have you ever seen anyone work on your car check lug nut torque? The
>> only thing I have ever seen is an air impact wrench blasting them
>> tight.
>I use an impact wrench and recheck with a tire wrench. I have a torque
>wrench but it's not that critical. Mine never come off. Too loose they
>come off, too tight and you break off the stud, it's not rocket science.
I fear you are underestimating the problem. You may be able
to get accurate torque using your method, but many people can not.
Improper torque can damage the rotor or the wheel. It can
cause the loss of a wheel (usually only when someone leaves them
finger tight). It can cause an accident in some cases.
I recommend using a known good torque wrench to tighen the
lugs. It is not hard to do, so why not. I had some work done at a
national chain tyre center and was very supprised and pleased to watch
them use the air wrench to snug the lugs, but then use a real torque
wrench to tighten them. Usuall I end up redoing them as soon as I get
home.
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Posted by Oren on November 4, 2009, 6:06 pm
On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:55:50 -0800 (PST), ransley
>Have you ever seen anyone work on your car check lug nut torque? The
>only thing I have ever seen is an air impact wrench blasting them
>tight.
Seen a broken lug from an impact wrench?
Snap them right off or ....
pic:
http://metallurgist.com/images/LugNutFailure/LugNutFailure2.jpg
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