If it's under 50 bucks (tax totally doesn't count), that's not a purchase, it's

Jun 20, 2022
11:56:59am

LeftOfNormal All-American

just an "around the garage" item. If she asked about it, you say, "That old thing? Yeah, having it around has saved us $500 bucks in stripped out threads a couple times!"

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Should I buy a torque wrench?

greatbam 1% better everyday

6/20/22 11:41am

For a guy, this answer is always, "Yes"

squidmark

6/20/22 11:45am

If it's under 50 bucks (tax totally doesn't count), that's not a purchase, it's

LeftOfNormal

6/20/22 11:56am

Wheels are like the least necessary reason to have a torque wrench

Hotlanta

6/20/22 11:47am

A few notes

Division Bell

6/20/22 11:48am

Thanks for the info. I'm not a car guy but I'd like to be. 🙂

greatbam

6/20/22 11:54am

Anti-sieze changes the applied torque and could cause broken lugs.

HandwovenBox

6/20/22 12:42pm

And yet their lugs are notorious for rusting and freezing the lugnuts on.

Division Bell

6/20/22 1:40pm

You should have multiple torque wrenches. Lugs, oil pan plug and many more

WDaddy

6/20/22 11:50am

Agree with owning a torque wrench, but I never torque oil pan plugs. That one is just a feel thing.

Pimpin4Paradise

6/20/22 12:18pm

Get a big and small. If you aren't going to work on a car ever in your life,

txblue

6/20/22 12:01pm

If you infrequently work on your cars, then don't spend a lot of money on them.

HiLife

6/20/22 12:06pm

My eyes were opened when I learned Spark Plugs should be torqued

SwanSong

6/20/22 1:07pm

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