Torque Multiplier Lug Wrench

[Tvov]

Anyone ever use (or see) one of these? I just stumbled across it on the internet. I've never seen or used one.

EZ Lug Wrench Torque Multiplier:

http://ezlugwrench.com/

[oldmattb]

I have a similar tool. Rather than a handle and brace, it has two handles. I bought it after injuring myself while using 4-foot breaker bar to loosen some lug nuts. I have tried it on my lug nuts, but they are best done with a big air wrench. I probably can't lift the tire and wheel anyway.

The tool really worked well on my under the coach suspension repairs. There was no way to orient a long breaker bar, and a two-foot was no help. The torque multiplier tool made loosening the big nuts an easy job.

http://www.amazon.com/Torque-Multiplier-Power-Wrench-Heavy/dp/B017WMAKSA/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1458155113&sr=8-12&keywords=torque+multiplier

If you use a large breaker bar, be aware of what will happen if the bar snaps or slips.

[Allworth]

For a lot less than $150 I'll get some homeless guy to do it for me.

[fj12ryder]

DO NOT USE A TORQUE WRENCH TO LOOSEN NUTS/BOLTS! They aren't designed for that kind of usage unless you know the torque it will take to loosen the bolts and the torque wrench is rated for it. It's generally not a good practice, and a bad habit to get into. The right tool for the job, and all that. 🙂

I use a 50-250 lb.ft. 1/2" drive HF click-type torque wrench to tighten the lug nuts on my dually and the toyhauler. But I have a 24" 1/2" drive breaker bar to loosen them. If that won't do the trick then they are waaaaay overtight.

[jungshin]

buy a good torque wrench and then go to the plumbing section and get a 3 foot section of iron pipe that fits over the handle of the wrench. increasing the length of the lever decreases the amount of force needed to turn the nut.

give me a long enough lever and i will move the world. some old timey greek dude.

[mlts22]

If I need force to break loose a nut, out comes the breaker bar.

As for a torque wrench, don't skimp. I'd recommend a "clicker" so when it gets to the proper torque, the turning force stops. I've used beam wrenches that were so inaccurate that even though they showed proper torque, it was so off that I wound up having to buy new rotors about 5-10k miles down the road.

[3oaks]

I have used a variety of industrial torque multipliers, but never nothing like that one and never on lug nuts.

[Lynnmor]

There are much cheaper ways to strip the lug nuts and twist off the studs. Go to Harbor Freight and get the extra long breaker bar, if you think you need it, and a torque wrench. Now you can loosen nuts, that were professionally over-tightened, and tighten them to the correct torque.