Good Torque Wrench?
I seem to have galled the lug threads, and destroyed the lug nuts, on my 5th wheel. I have religiously torqued the nuts to 120 ft- lbs as I was told years ago, but seem to have screwed up anyway. Looks as if I will have to have all 32 lugs repalaced, plus new lug nuts, of course.
Have had a marathon of phone calls dealing with this, but one guy who seemed knowledgeable said I was torquing wrong. He said the torque wrench must be reset to zero after each use, otherwise the actual torque will "creep". He also said torque wrenches must be re-calibrated every couple of years, or the settings become meaningless.
Should this "torqueing" be so complicated? Is there a better wrench than my old "clicker"? Another guy said forget torque wrenches, just tighten with a rachet until you feel resistance, drive 10 miles, and tighten just until you feel resistance, again. I'm beginning to lean his way?
Have had a marathon of phone calls dealing with this, but one guy who seemed knowledgeable said I was torquing wrong. He said the torque wrench must be reset to zero after each use, otherwise the actual torque will "creep". He also said torque wrenches must be re-calibrated every couple of years, or the settings become meaningless.
Should this "torqueing" be so complicated? Is there a better wrench than my old "clicker"? Another guy said forget torque wrenches, just tighten with a rachet until you feel resistance, drive 10 miles, and tighten just until you feel resistance, again. I'm beginning to lean his way?
