Torque Multiplier Lug Wrench

creeper wrote:
Just had a tire replaced and the tire shop used a pneumatic version of this, but it had a torque setting in it. First time I've seen something like that and worked well.

Hope it's the last time you see "something like that"!..:(

How do you know it..."WORKED WELL" ??..:R

Prone to error/s for several reasons!..:S

Only takes one "experience" to learn:
An error will result in over torqued lugs stretched or broken studs.
A local repair shop did a great business in replacing broken studs (at Costco's expense) until they (Costco) figured out the following......

A competent tire shop employee will only use a "pneumatic version" (air impact with TQ settings) to get *close* to the desired torque -
....then final torque is done with a *manual* torque wrench.

And - YOU better hear it click *after* torque is applied - which should *NOT* be immediate!
(Otherwise it's over torqued).

There is NO substitute to/for the above method - -
and NO way for you to check on what your lugs were torqued to - w/o backing-off the lugs (loosening) and re-torquing......unless the shop torqued them to *less than* the desired setting.
(Still bad - *maybe* just not *as* bad as over-torquing!)

At tire shop/s:
Know the required TQ for your wheels.
Make sure you AND the employee are in agreement.
(He may have been employed by Taco Bell last week!)

WATCH the wheel mounting - should be the above..:@
(Repeat) You should see some movement -however slight- and hear his wrench click *after* TQ is applied - which should *NOT* be immediate!!
If not, call a halt to the operation!..:(

It will/may save *your* time - and of *YOU* being "torqued" - while waiting for stud replacement!..;)




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