milwaukee battery 1/2" impact question

[ovrszd]

You are playing with fire old man.

Been driving for 55 years. Have no idea how many tires I've changed.

 

[kenmbz]

I still have my M12 1/2" stubby for the little tractor and cars and implements.
Hasn't failed me yet, but I don't work on anything that has greater than 2" bolts, Most less than 3/4" for everyday stuff.
I would get the higher torque if I worked on bigger equipment.

 

[bigtiller]

I don't own a torque wrench. I rotate all my vehicles tires/wheels. I use a pneumatic gun, no torque stick. I've never lost a tire/wheel. I use the "rat a tat tat tat" method.

I did the same thing with steel wheels way back when. But with todays light weight materials the rims are made of, I like to use some method of verification.

 

[not2old]

I use a long breaker bar to loosen the lugs and spin them off with a 1/4" impact and then the reverse to install. Just use "feel" to tighten and rarely use a torque wrench. When I first started driving and fixing, a torque wrench was an exotic tool only used for major repairs.

 

[5030]

Been driving for 55 years. Have no idea how many tires I've changed.

Only takes ONE time. Richard. I run them on with an impact but the final torque is always with a torque wrench and... I'll drive them around the block and check them again.

 

[ovrszd]

Only takes ONE time. Richard. I run them on with an impact but the final torque is always with a torque wrench and... I'll drive them around the block and check them again.

Yee of little faith. I've never one time in my life tightened a wheel lug, drove around, and retightened. Not once.

 

[5030]

I use a long breaker bar to loosen the lugs and spin them off with a 1/4" impact and then the reverse to install. Just use "feel" to tighten and rarely use a torque wrench. When I first started driving and fixing, a torque wrench was an exotic tool only used for major repairs.

Beam wrenches have been around since I was a kid and Im, 73. You must be really ancient..... lol

 

[JohnDeereJoey]

Reasonably accurate and consistent torque isa good thing. Torque wrenches help achieve that. Checking torque after some mileage is generally considered a good idea and suggested in many manuals. Seems to be especially true for wheels made from soft materials such as aluminum.

To the best of my knowledge torque specs assume clean, dry threads. In the northeast with corrosive ice melt on the roads... a case could be made to use some sort of lube, with reduced applied torque. Personally, I leave them clean and dry.

FWIW, I know a few folks with really pricey exotic performance cars with crazy high dollar wheels. Get within 1000 feet with a impact wrench and a torque stick could be a life/death decision.

 

[wendlingknives]

I don't see where the OP has chimed back in. He may just be waiting to see if his wife puts one of them in his Easter basket...

Haa....that woulda been nice, but no such luck. Just reading the replies. Im leaning toward the mid torque honestly as it is considerably lighter and should do all i need since my air impact always has. Still not 100% sure though