v8-coupe wrote: Maybe people are over thinking this. Use common sense. I have built and installed tow bars, rear and front, built trailers and cars without ever using a torque wrench. 1/2" ratchet and T-bar is all I ever used/needed plus a good set of ring spanners, never crescents. The only time I ever used a torque wrench was when rebuilding the engines for my cars. Never had anything fall off because of a bolt/nut coming loose or shearing off. This includes engine/spring mounts, suspension and steering components, clutch components, modified wheel hubs et al. Maybe I have just been lucky for the last 43 odd years. Take care. Ditto |
fish-feeder wrote: Even so called professional tyre fitters don't get it right all the time. I had 10 out if 24 wheel studs stretched by a tyre out fit.... Using a rattle gun without torquing afterwards,just going full nang with a rattle gun....idiots |
Bounty Hunter wrote:
had similar experience here - my opinion of tyre places is, broadly speaking, very low... |
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