Lug nut torque
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YEah...but if the impact is a wee bit too powerfull...lol, the studs will break off..."speaking from experience" hehe
I work at a local garage and I never torque wheels at any less than 100 ft/lbs. It is tight enough to hold just about any wheel, yet loose enough not to over stress the studs. Yes, I do zip lug nuts on with an impact. Key word is zip them on. No more than 2-3 seconds unless it is like a huge F-350 and even then I am cautious. Just my 0.02.
I would never go to your shop if you only use the impact gun. Precision is with the extra minute.
Use a torque wrench and set it to 76.
Use a torque wrench and set it to 76.
I watch Just Tires and they torque with the impact, lower the car, and then use the torque wrench to finish it off. Everything but tires I do myself.
If the have their compressor set to a low psi level, then using an impact can be okay. As long as its only used to turn the lugs to a moderate tension then done with a torque wrench to spec.
wow....... you also know what hasn't been mentioned the fact that when you over torque with an impact and stress out the studs the next time you take them off they will snap.
i have seen it all working at discount tire, and have seen a million studs break, you know if you use an impact without a torque stick for about 3 seconds on as low as 100psi you will hit about 150 ft/lbs, the studs on our cars should never see more than about 110 MAX. the recommeded is 76 i usually torque mine to 80 ft/lbs for my little reasurance. but why would be that lazy that you cant take 30 seconds to torque and do it right.
putting on wheels and torquing them is about the easiest most common thing to do on a car, and if you are too lazy to even do that right i would not want you doing any other work on my car.
harsh?.........yes, true?.........yup my .02 cents
i have seen it all working at discount tire, and have seen a million studs break, you know if you use an impact without a torque stick for about 3 seconds on as low as 100psi you will hit about 150 ft/lbs, the studs on our cars should never see more than about 110 MAX. the recommeded is 76 i usually torque mine to 80 ft/lbs for my little reasurance. but why would be that lazy that you cant take 30 seconds to torque and do it right.
putting on wheels and torquing them is about the easiest most common thing to do on a car, and if you are too lazy to even do that right i would not want you doing any other work on my car.
harsh?.........yes, true?.........yup my .02 cents
Thats possible but thats not an always true statement. For if you want to get really technical, how about what your impact is set too... Tire shops arent out there spending as much as they can on 600ft lb impacts. No they buy the el cheapo unless they are having the mechanics use their own. So if using the el cheapo is over torquing in 3 seconds, wow I can't imagine how mnay studs could be broke right now. If anything they are hitting just about 100 ft lbs on those