Is there such thing as too tight? Or too loose??
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If you do any work on your own at home on any vehicle you should invest in a decent tourque wrench. There is nothing worse than a bolt or lug getting stuck due to over tightening. And for pete's sake, dont step on the lug wrench...
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+1...After I got my wheels I bought a torque wrench. BTW, the bently manual says 89 +-7 lbs. (if I recall)
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not if you are using something like this type...
You are not changing the effective length of your torque wrench.
http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UT...nch+extensions
You are not changing the effective length of your torque wrench.
http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=UT...nch+extensions
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Ya cool thanks guys
I just went to the shop for balancing they got the wheels on and off no problem lol. I guess I didn't do that bad for my first time. But thanks for all the input. Definitely have to invest in a torque wrench!
I just went to the shop for balancing they got the wheels on and off no problem lol. I guess I didn't do that bad for my first time. But thanks for all the input. Definitely have to invest in a torque wrench!
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Hey,
Probably another stupid question.. But I'm a newbie- eager to work on my car..
I just peaked into my garage couple hours ago, I have a manual torque wrench in my tool box, I put an extension with 17mm (lug/bolt size)
Everything fits perfect.
The torque wrench handle is about 2ft.
Should I invest in a bigger/longer one?
Do I need one that you can adjust?
Or will this do the job?
Probably another stupid question.. But I'm a newbie- eager to work on my car..
I just peaked into my garage couple hours ago, I have a manual torque wrench in my tool box, I put an extension with 17mm (lug/bolt size)
Everything fits perfect.
The torque wrench handle is about 2ft.
Should I invest in a bigger/longer one?
Do I need one that you can adjust?
Or will this do the job?
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Hey,
Probably another stupid question.. But I'm a newbie- eager to work on my car..
I just peaked into my garage couple hours ago, I have a manual torque wrench in my tool box, I put an extension with 17mm (lug/bolt size)
Everything fits perfect.
The torque wrench handle is about 2ft.
Should I invest in a bigger/longer one?
Do I need one that you can adjust?
Or will this do the job?
Probably another stupid question.. But I'm a newbie- eager to work on my car..
I just peaked into my garage couple hours ago, I have a manual torque wrench in my tool box, I put an extension with 17mm (lug/bolt size)
Everything fits perfect.
The torque wrench handle is about 2ft.
Should I invest in a bigger/longer one?
Do I need one that you can adjust?
Or will this do the job?
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Too tight or too loose is one thing, but i'd also recommend being very careful not to thread the bolts!
I nearly had my wheels stolen a while back (thankfully the alarm woke me and scared them off) and the wheels were left on the car, but bolts on the floor. I put the bolts back on and tightend them so i could drive the car again, but two of the bolts were threaded on the same wheel (it was 2am in the morning!!!). I was lucky to only damage the bolt and not the hub itself, and was easily rectified by my local indy.
This was an extreme case (the wheel was not on properly) but could have been expensive for me to fix!
I nearly had my wheels stolen a while back (thankfully the alarm woke me and scared them off) and the wheels were left on the car, but bolts on the floor. I put the bolts back on and tightend them so i could drive the car again, but two of the bolts were threaded on the same wheel (it was 2am in the morning!!!). I was lucky to only damage the bolt and not the hub itself, and was easily rectified by my local indy.
This was an extreme case (the wheel was not on properly) but could have been expensive for me to fix!
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