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At the Costco where I get my car's tires swapped out (summer/winter tire swap) or rotated, the technician always tightens all the wheel nuts with a torque wrenc
by Dalewyn 3y ago
At the Costco where I get my car's tires swapped out (summer/winter tire swap) or rotated, the technician always tightens all the wheel nuts with a torque wrench.
Then another, different technician comes by and checks all the nuts again with his own torque wrench.
When all is done and I get the sign off paperwork, they strongly encourage me to stop by next time I'm there so they can quickly check the wheel nuts again with a torque wrench.
So please, don't "do it by feel". That's how you Boeing. I know I would never patronize your shop again if I saw you being so callous.
A true craftsman double and triple checks his work objectively with other craftsmen, not be proud he can do it blindfolded with one arm behind his back.
- talldatethrow 3y agoI don't work at a mechanics shop. Costco prior to probably 15 years ago used to just throw wheels on and hit them with air guns without a torque wrench in sight. Mechanics shops snapping wheel studs was a common problem for years. A decent mechanic would know to never use a high torque impact gun on something with decently low torque threshold, as I said in my OP about experience. But that shows you how many years and millions of cars were/are on the road without caring about exact torque. The reason Costco does this, and does it twice, is to make sure the lig nuts at tight on the first place... So you don't leave with one loose. The fact that they use a torque wrench is just because they got tired of replacing wheels studs.