[The Stig]

Originally Posted by techinny

If the torque wrench is set at 140 ft lbs, and it clicks, you're fastener is tightened to 140 ft lbs, give or take how acurate the torque wrench is.

Think of it like this, if you put 140 lbs on the end of a one foot long bar, you are exerting 140 ft lbs of torque. The longer the bar, the less weight or pressure you need to exert to get the same torque.

I am guessing the handle on your torque wrench is 1 1/2 to 2 feet long, do the math, you don't really need to push that hard huh?

This. My torque wrench is about 2 feet long. It takes almost nothing to get the lug nuts to 140.