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My uncle told me to always use a torque wrench on lug nuts, but I thought my impact gun was fine.
He said 'you'll warp a rotor if you just zip them on' and I finally saw it happen on a customer's Ford last week when their brakes shook. How many of you actually torque wheels to spec every time?
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fiona_carr263d ago
Oh man, that's the perfect example of a shortcut that costs more later. I see this everywhere now, not just with cars. People skip the basic, right way to do something because the fast way seems fine, until it very clearly isn't. Your uncle's spot on. That shake is a pricey lesson. I torque mine every single time, it takes two extra minutes.
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scott.cameron3d ago
Learned that lesson changing my own brakes last year. Skipped cleaning the hub surface because it looked fine, ended with a nasty vibration at highway speed. Had to take everything apart again and scrub it down with a wire brush. Now I follow the whole process step by step, even the boring prep work. That extra ten minutes saves a huge headache later.
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