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While getting my cheap valve stems replaced today, I noticed the tire shop wasn't too knowledgeable about the torque recommendations. So I intervened to make sure they weren't going too tight. I told ...
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Goostoff wrote:
My most commonly used one is the 19mm 100 ft lb and I usually test it every couple months with a torque wrench to make sure it is still doing its job.
Can you explain how you test the torque of the torque stick with a torque wrench? They need to be used with an impact wrench set to a certain torque range to work right, so unless you're beating your torque wrench to death, I don't see how you're doing this. Yeah, you might see the stick start to twist a little, but that's no indication of how much torque you might be putting on a nut or bolt while using it.
