Hello southluke,

s> I am sure some people will not agree with me but this
s> is my take.  The exact amount of torque applied is not as important
s> as tightening all the lug nuts close to the same amount.  I bought a
s> Harbor Freight wrench for $11.95 and know it is not as accurate as a
s> calibrated Snap-On but it gets me in the ballpark and helps at
s> getting all the lug nuts tightened the same.

I agree with you.

That approach is perfectly fine. The Harbour Freight torque wrench is better
and more consistent than the arm-method of judging torque, and has a better
chance of even tightening.

Regards,
Wayne Moses
Houston, Texa

lik

I am sure some people will not agree with me but thi
is my take.  The exact amount of torque applied is not as importan
as tightening all the lug nuts close to the same amount.  I bought
Harbor Freight wrench for $11.95 and know it is not as accurate as
calibrated Snap-On but it gets me in the ballpark and helps a
getting all the lug nuts tightened the same

I think most of the problems came about from those 250 foot-pounds o
torque applied by untrained tire changers.  Sam's paid $135 to ge
one of my studs replaced a few years ago.  Now they use torqu
sticks

A while back, I allowed some nitwit to remove my tires to check the
brakes on my 2001 Accent. In the process, he damaged the chrome
plating on several lug nuts, and now they are badly corroded. I'd like
to replace them, but a lot of literature I read seem to say that an
expensive torque wrench is needed to safely install lug nuts. Can't I
just use the wrench in my trunk?

Chris