I just had tires put in at discount tire an saw something interesting....they used a torque stick (blue 80lbs probably) WITH a torque wrench which was a flat style body clicker.
Is this kosher?
Not that this is specific to the above question but I was pleased with the rest of their attaching process.
1. Start lugs with hands
2. Spin lugs on with low pressure air gun and yellow torque stick in 5 lug star pattern
3. Hit lug nuts in star pattern with air gun and yellow torque stick for about 4 ' pops' each. Spin wheel apparently to check or any 'catches or obvious wobbles.
4. Lower car until tires touch ground at perhaps 50 percent load. Then use torque wrench with blue torque stick on each nut in star pattern until click (resulted effort between primary tighten and this final torque step was about 3/4 turn of lug nut)
5. One final click check with torque wrench and blue bar in circular pattern
6. Lower car-done
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Is this kosher?
Not that this is specific to the above question but I was pleased with the rest of their attaching process.
1. Start lugs with hands
2. Spin lugs on with low pressure air gun and yellow torque stick in 5 lug star pattern
3. Hit lug nuts in star pattern with air gun and yellow torque stick for about 4 ' pops' each. Spin wheel apparently to check or any 'catches or obvious wobbles.
4. Lower car until tires touch ground at perhaps 50 percent load. Then use torque wrench with blue torque stick on each nut in star pattern until click (resulted effort between primary tighten and this final torque step was about 3/4 turn of lug nut)
5. One final click check with torque wrench and blue bar in circular pattern
6. Lower car-done
You can comment on this also if you like.