Re: Torquing lug nuts

["jtrealty@xxxx " <jtrealty@xxxx>]

It is allright for a shop to use an air impact wrench with a very 
important qualifier-ONLY torque the wheels on with a "torque stick". A 
torque stick is a special extension that is calibrated to a specific 
torque. Each one is a specific color and is to be used at a specfic 
setting on the air wrench. If the shop doesn't know what a torque 
extension is then don't let them use the air wrench. Their main 
concern is not warpage or removal but having a wheel fall off. After I 
go to a shop I take the wheel off and reinstall myself with a torque 
wrench. Also don't just tighten 1-2-3-4. You should alternate and do 
say 1-3-2-4. And don't forget to check the air pressure, most shops 
are very careless and just assume everything gets #30 psi or whatever.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, "DMC Joe" <dmcjoe@xxxx> wrote:
> Walter,
> 
> Not a superstition; The back issue is absolutely correct. Most "run 
of the
> mill" repair facilities are set up to service standard steel wheel