Ahh the "Torque Stick"...certainly one of my all time favorite time savers. I used to torque all DMC wheels by hand until discovering them about 15 or so years ago. This invention has saved us countless hours over the years. We actually wore our first one out a few years ago (it snapped). Rob Grady -----Original Message----- From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Soma576@xxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 11:32 PM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [DML] "Professional" Mechanics In a message dated 7/13/2005 9:54:42 P.M. Central Standard Time, racuti1@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Sir, I have two lugnuts on my DeLorean that have become too tight for me to break loose. Can you put your impact gun on them for me? "Sure" he says. The guy spins them loose and promptly overtightens them with the pneumatic impact gun. I now have one stripped lugnut that I can't get off. >>>> Everyone always says the pneumatic impact gun is the most evil thing on earth for wheels. That's because no one understands it. no one ever puts a wheel on with full strength on the gun. You buy these things called torque sticks which are made of spun steel. They attach on the end of the gun and each one is a different value for differing wheel torque amounts. In fact there is a yellow one which is 65 lbs - perfect for DeLorean wheels. If you use these, you put the impact on full tilt, attach the stick, put it on the lugnut, and hammer it home. the stick absorbs the extra torque, making each lugnut the proper tightness. So, when you see someone 'hammering the crap out of it with an impact', chances are he's using a torque stick and is doing no more damage than a manual torque wrench. They are accurate too - i've verified it with a manual wrench. Andy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.15/49 - Release Date: 7/14/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.15/49 - Release Date: 7/14/2005 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/