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crypkilla: I like your suggested method and agree it is not enough to condemn anyone with but it would appear to give a good idea. I will use it with my click type torque wrench.
dthrift: I also agree with your comments.
I watched a mechanic from a distance while he replaced a wheel, using only an impact wrench. When I mentioned it to the service manager he stated the mechanics use a torque limiter. From what I am aware of torque limiter sockets they are comprised of a bar, something I did not see on the impact wrench. Since then I have insisted on hand torquing. They say they comply. I am left wondering, just how reliable are those torque limiting wrenches used on impact guns?
crypkilla: I like your suggested method and agree it is not enough to condemn anyone with but it would appear to give a good idea. I will use it with my click type torque wrench.
dthrift: I also agree with your comments.
I watched a mechanic from a distance while he replaced a wheel, using only an impact wrench. When I mentioned it to the service manager he stated the mechanics use a torque limiter. From what I am aware of torque limiter sockets they are comprised of a bar, something I did not see on the impact wrench. Since then I have insisted on hand torquing. They say they comply. I am left wondering, just how reliable are those torque limiting wrenches used on impact guns?
Thanks, guys. You have understood my concerns and given useful feedback. Loosening and resetting the torques is not the issue. Being able to determine the torque set by my garage is my goal. They are usually pretty good but, as Reagan said, “trust, but verify”. When I tell them things like “you over-torqued one wheel by 15 pounds” they know I check things so it keeps them on their toes in all things they do for me. Properly mounted and set wheels and tires is really important. I see them using those torque limiters on their impact wrenches but I insist they hand torque my wheels. Apparently there are many customers that have the same stipulation. I wonder why.
Thanks, guys. You have understood my concerns and given useful feedback. Loosening and resetting the torques is not the issue. Being able to determine the torque set by my garage is my goal. They are usually pretty good but, as Reagan said, “trust, but verify”. When I tell them things like “you over-torqued one wheel by 15 pounds” they know I check things so it keeps them on their toes in all things they do for me. Properly mounted and set wheels and tires is really important. I see them using those torque limiters on their impact wrenches but I insist they hand torque my wheels. Apparently there are many customers that have the same stipulation. I wonder why.
Thank you both. Yes, that’s what I do also, but I like to check on the work of the (dealer) garage rather than let them off the hook completely. One time I guestimated that one lug nut was about 130 ft/lb instead of 100. Such an imbalance can warp your rotors. I wondered if there was an accepted way to measure. The only way I can think of is to progressively tighten up the setting on my click torque wrench and see if the nut moves at all before clicking. If it moves, it was set at the number immediately previous when it didn’t move.
Thank you both. Yes, that’s what I do also, but I like to check on the work of the (dealer) garage rather than let them off the hook completely. One time I guestimated that one lug nut was about 130 ft/lb instead of 100. Such an imbalance can warp your rotors. I wondered if there was an accepted way to measure. The only way I can think of is to progressively tighten up the setting on my click torque wrench and see if the nut moves at all before clicking. If it moves, it was set at the number immediately previous when it didn’t move.
