pangrle@uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU (10/12/85)
>In article <1484@vax3.fluke.UUCP> gnosis@fluke.UUCP (Chris Villani) writes: >>newly hired 'mechanic' remounted the wheels (alloy rims by the >>way). Some where he got the notion that the wheel bolts needed >>to be "torqued down". He did so with all the force the shops >>impact wrench could muster. A job well done he thought. > >I said I use a torque wrench on my lug nuts. That means they get put >on with a torque of exactly 45 foot-lbs. The reason I, and probably >most mechanics, use a torque wrench is to AVOID over-tightening lug >nuts. You don't need special equipment to act like a gorilla. > >Do I also have to explain that to tighten the nuts you turn clockwise >and to loosen them you turn counter-clockwise? Cripes! (please, no >jokes about digital watches. freshmen, please restrain yourselves.) Better yet; dont explain that to tighten the nuts you turn them cw and to loosen them ccw because that is not always the case. Even better; check a manual for the vehicle you're working on first. Barry Pangrle UIUC