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i was one of you who didn't feel i needed a torque wrench. i just tightened until i felt it was tight enough, or like my dad used to tell me, 'when it feels like you're picking up 80 lbs of something'
that is until i tightened some lug nuts tight enough to strip the nuts them self. lug nuts at the dealer are like 6 bucks a piece. then i ripped off the whole lug. spent the rest of that morning bangin out the old lug and replacing it with the new lug. plus another 6 dollars on the nut too. so after (1) 3 dollar lug, and at least (5) 6 dollar lug nuts, i decided to get a nice torque wrench. paid 60 dollars for a craftsmen. i was not about to pay 200+ for a snap on. and i got to tell you, that was the best 60 bucks i spent as i commonly rotate the tires of the 5 cars we have, change brakes, and other miscellaneous things that require taking the tire off.
and if you do get a torque wrench, remember to loosen (for a lack of better terms) the wrench after every use. if not, you loosen the springs inside by leaving them at the 80 lb mark. it's suggested that you take it down to at least the 20 lb mark.
one more thing, that torque wrench is for tightening, not loosening nuts.
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