I just hand them my torque wrench set for 60 ft lbs and request that they use it to tighten the lug nuts. Bruce Benson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Travis Graham" <tgraham@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:07 PM Subject: [DML] Re: "Professional" Mechanics (snip) > On the contrary, I've found great success with several small > independent shops in the tire category. In fact, the only times I've > had problems were when I went to large chains. > > In addition to a higher-likelihood of breaking something, there are > more reasons to avoid using impact wrenches for lug nuts. Besides > the chance of not being able to get the lug nut off in the event of a > flat, impact sockets are thicker than standard sockets and if the > width of the socket is large enough, it can scrape the paint off of > your wheel as it zips the lug nut off! > Travis Graham > #06344 To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/