[SEL] Honda oil plug OT

Al Kamminga alkamminga at hotmail.com
Fri Apr 1 10:52:01 PST 2005


Sure.  The place I used said they torqued to mfr specs.  I asked for an 
explainaton.  It went like this.  Your mfr says to torque at 90, so we set 
the air pressure on the wrench to 90.  My confidence level went somewhere 
besides up.

Al Kamminga
DeMotte Indiana

>Wheel nuts are to be TORQUED on, period.
>Use of impact is fine if all they do is run them up snug in the proper
>pattern.
>The wrenches WILL stop - however, most idiots that use them have no clue
>how to set them down, they use them at max torque at all times.
>They are not accurate........ so don't think you'll set it to a certain
>"torque" setting and it will always be the same.
>
>They WILL warp certain rotors if used on the wheel nuts/bolts of cars with
>disk brakes.

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