torque wrenched enough?

[Sir Nuke]

Originally Posted by cam fan

I just bought it yesterday and left it over night (17 hours) set at 140 lbs ... am I screwed?

NO, your fine......just don't make a habit of it.

Originally Posted by Stingr69

I have a Craftsman that got out of calibration due to that very thing. I do not trust it anymore because it fails to click some times. You go right on past the proper load and never get the "click". Who is going to calibrate it for you?

I personally have a SNAP-ON troque wrenches, If I need to, I can take the to work have have their calibration checked.

Originally Posted by Kabul SS

The old school beam style is a good option if you're just using it for tires but it gets tricky if your doing other work and can't see the dial. But considering you only paid $35 for what you got you can't go wrong, nice buy.

PS. Try not to lend your clicker to anyone, odds are they'll forget to set it back to zero.

Believe it or not.....one of the MOST ACCURATE torque wrenches and more durable are the "DAIL TYPE" deflecting beam type.....the trick is reading them accurately, which is why companies like SNAP-ON use them, but you don't typically recoginize the as defelcting beam torque wrenches......as the beam is hidden with the the housing, and they have a DIAL affixed to the to make it easier to read.


On top of all this.....Torque Wrenches are most accurate on the middle of their range......so if your getting one for primarily to be used in the 140 - 150 ft-lb range, you should be looking to buy a wrench rated at about 250 ft-lbs.



AND.....if your truely concerned about your torque wrench getting out of cal......here is a digital torque tester you can buy that is pretty decent, that you can verify the cal on your wrenches. their only $40

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS.../5336090984-20

[SSTG]

Isn't a 140lbs excessive? I was told 100-110 foot lbs.
And that was from one of the guys at CCW.

[The Stig]

Originally Posted by SSTG

Isn't a 140lbs excessive? I was told 100-110 foot lbs.
And that was from one of the guys at CCW.

The manual says 140 lbs/ft. It's up to you of you want to skimp on torquing your lug nuts.

[cam fan]

The torque wrench I have has a max of 150, so sir nuke im out of luck for the optimal calibration over the long haul. I should be fine bc I only will use it approximately twice a year to put on/take off winter rim/tires.

[SSTG]

Originally Posted by stieger

The manual says 140 lbs/ft. It's up to you of you want to skimp on torquing your lug nuts.

No, don't want to warp my rotors either.

[The Stig]

Hand tighten them all in the star pattern. Then torque them in the star pattern. This prevents warping a rotor.

[SSTG]

Originally Posted by stieger

Hand tighten them all in the star pattern. Then torque them in the star pattern. This prevents warping a rotor.

That prevents Vibration.
If you over tighten the lugs you can warp the rotors when they get hot. If the Manual says 140 foot Lbs? Than that is what should be done.
But I have been doing the 105Lbs for a long time and no problems at all. In fact when I used to tighten them more I broke lugs.
Just food for thought.

[The Stig]

I know it seems excessive but that's what the manual states.

[SSTG]

Originally Posted by stieger

I know it seems excessive but that's what the manual states.

[cam fan]

[FEN]

I was also told 100-110ft lbs by the crew at CCW .....I know that the rec. torque per the manual is 140ft lbs but i have been doing 100ft lbs w/locks on all studs for two+ years and have never had any loosen. Not saying that its correct but until i have one of my tires pass me on the interstate i will stick with 100ft lbs.

[DietCoke]

The reason its 140 ft/lbs is because that is what it takes to stretch the wheel studs. A TTS fastener (the stud, in this case) requires a certain amount of torque to properly hold the nut once tightened. The factory studs in the camaro are pretty stout (read: large) compared to most car studs, which is why they require 140 ft/lbs.

Standard tq specs for metric fasteners. I love it.

[badcompany]

the proper torque/ft. lbs is going to vary from wheel to wheel, different wheels are going to require different torque settings. IE: Weld wheels, (prostars, rodlites, etc.) dont require as much because they are an aluminum wheel. they only require about 50 ft/lbs as to other wheels and wheel manufacturers will have different recommendations as to what they think the proper setting is for that particular wheel, just because a manual tells you to put them at 140 doesn't mean its correct for every application. the manual states 140 for the stock wheels that come on the vehicle. just food for thought next time you go to tighten those high dollar wheels down, might wanna do some research before you tighten them down too much!!