Torque for your Lugs????
#1
Im sorry but Im afraid the money these stores want for a torque wrench is more than Im willing to pay for a tool I'll probably use Once a year. So can someone please put in laments terms the approximate amount of rotations you should be applying to the lugs on your wheels.
I got some rims and ended up stripp'n my stud through over tighten'n. I don't want to make the same mistake.
Thanks for you input
I got some rims and ended up stripp'n my stud through over tighten'n. I don't want to make the same mistake.
Thanks for you input
#2
You stripped a lug and you're worried about a $29 wrench from Sears?
The ~80lbs needed shouldn't take that much force to strip. Hand tighten as far as possible (making sure wheel is flush against). Then I'd say about one more full turn?
That torque wrench will also come in handy for strut braces and other stuff.
The ~80lbs needed shouldn't take that much force to strip. Hand tighten as far as possible (making sure wheel is flush against). Then I'd say about one more full turn?
That torque wrench will also come in handy for strut braces and other stuff.
#3
Originally posted by Capitone
Im sorry but Im afraid the money these stores want for a torque wrench is more than Im willing to pay for a tool I'll probably use Once a year. ...
Im sorry but Im afraid the money these stores want for a torque wrench is more than Im willing to pay for a tool I'll probably use Once a year. ...
2) I have seen them at garage sales (used) for as little as $1. I've also bought repair manuals for $1. Bargains can be had if you look for them.
#4
Advance Auto Parts
A friend of mine went to Advance Auto parts, left his driver's license and they let him borrow the torque wrench. Wouldnt hurt for you to ask your local auto parts/hardware store if they would do the same for you.
If not, just go to Home Depot, buy the wrench and after you are done return it. I know thats kinda shifty, just a thought.
A torque wrench is a good investment, you never know when you might need it again.
Good Luck
If not, just go to Home Depot, buy the wrench and after you are done return it. I know thats kinda shifty, just a thought.
A torque wrench is a good investment, you never know when you might need it again.
Good Luck
#9
Re: Re: Re: Re: Advance Auto Parts
Originally posted by Shingles
how so? where's the logic in that? you give then $29 + tax, they give you a torque wrench.
how so? where's the logic in that? you give then $29 + tax, they give you a torque wrench.
People get so mad when record companies overcharge consumers for compact discs, it is the same principle here.
Which ofcourse, has nothing to do with this original thread and serves us no purpose arguing about it anymore since i could apply my theory to anything.
Im gonna roll to class now.
#10
50 cents
Originally posted by DCmax
29 for something that costs the prodcuer of the wrench about 50 cents. ...
29 for something that costs the prodcuer of the wrench about 50 cents. ...
...Im gonna roll to class now.
#11
Home Depot deserves praise
Originally posted by ajaffee
You can buy an inexpensive torque wrench from AutoZone or PepBoys -- $19.
You can buy an inexpensive torque wrench from AutoZone or PepBoys -- $19.
Those who whine about Home Depot charging $29 for a torque wrench are misinformed. Outfits like Home Depot deserve public praise for offering affordable tools to the general public.
#12
Originally posted by BEJAY1
You stripped a lug and you're worried about a $29 wrench from Sears?
The ~80lbs needed shouldn't take that much force to strip. Hand tighten as far as possible (making sure wheel is flush against). Then I'd say about one more full turn?
That torque wrench will also come in handy for strut braces and other stuff.
You stripped a lug and you're worried about a $29 wrench from Sears?
The ~80lbs needed shouldn't take that much force to strip. Hand tighten as far as possible (making sure wheel is flush against). Then I'd say about one more full turn?
That torque wrench will also come in handy for strut braces and other stuff.
You know, torque wrenches are rarely mentioned when people speak of putting on there rims. Is this like some implied notion or something? I mean, does everyone here really use a torque wrench when it comes to this?
#13
Torque wrench for wheel lug nuts
Originally posted by Capitone
... You know, torque wrenches are rarely mentioned when people speak of putting on there rims. ...
... You know, torque wrenches are rarely mentioned when people speak of putting on there rims. ...
... I mean, does everyone here really use a torque wrench when it comes to this? ...
#14
Re: Torque wrench for wheel lug nuts
Originally posted by Daniel B. Martin
That's true, but a lot of people speak of warped rotors. There is a connection.
I do.
That's true, but a lot of people speak of warped rotors. There is a connection.
I do.
#15
Im sure i made a slight exaggeration with my statement that it would cost a producer only 50 cents to make a torque wrench, I was just trying to say....you know what F-it, I bought a torque wrench from home depot, in fact, im going to go use it now.
#16
Here is what poor people do
Use the 4 way to tighten firmly and drive to your nearest Tire store/ Discount Tire and ask the kid in the bay if you can use it for a second. Tip him a couple bucks, and go about your business. THere U go
R.
Sin City
R.
Sin City
#17
Torque Wrench Blues
Originally posted by Capitone
Im sorry but Im afraid the money these stores want for a torque wrench is more than Im willing to pay for a tool I'll probably use Once a year. So can someone please put in laments terms the approximate amount of rotations you should be applying to the lugs on your wheels.
I got some rims and ended up stripp'n my stud through over tighten'n. I don't want to make the same mistake.
Thanks for you input
Im sorry but Im afraid the money these stores want for a torque wrench is more than Im willing to pay for a tool I'll probably use Once a year. So can someone please put in laments terms the approximate amount of rotations you should be applying to the lugs on your wheels.
I got some rims and ended up stripp'n my stud through over tighten'n. I don't want to make the same mistake.
Thanks for you input
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