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Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 21:24:38 -0400
From: ma_twain <ma_twainnospamo.com>
Subject: Re: Wheel nut wrench.


Grunff wrote: > Dexter J wrote: > >> It is usually at this point that I go into my 500 word rant about how >> everyone should be issued a torque wrench with their first license as >> a public safety measure. > > > Do it Dex! Do it!! > > >> I have two - one long bar and one short bar - both dial rachet - both >> cased and oiled - both calibrated. > > > Same here, so far. > > >> I keep the short one in the trunk at all times. > > > Ouch! I wouldn't keep my torque wrench in the boot. I love them too > much. In an emergency, I do it by ear, then redo later. I'm a reasonable > judge of torque (within about 20%). > I don't carry a torque wrench in the "trunk" . It would be bounced around too much. On the road, I tighten the lug bolts by the pain level in my hand (easy at my age). I "calibrate" my hand when I tighten the lug bolts at home when I have a torque wrench to use as a comparison. > >> <Snip>

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