beaups
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I hate to be that guy that asks what everything is thinking but…..are you sure you’re trying to turn it the correct direction? Righty tighty lefty loosy et al…
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I tried not to laugh at this... lmaoC'mon guys he's just going to hit it with his purse.
You tightened your bolts with an impact? Hope they don't snap. You never want to do that.Just did the lower LCA swap today in my garage on the floor. Front bolts would not budge with my new Dewalt XR. As per Dewalt Up to 700 ft-lbs of max torque and 1200 ft-lbs of max breakaway torque. Wouldn't budge. I used a Wright 15/16 boxed end wrench and a Floor Jack to put upward pressure and made sure the boxed end was flush. This did the trick. Saved me 100$ and time taking it to a local shop who quoted 1.3 hours to replace. Took me all of 30 minutes to do both sides. Very easy once you get the nuts loose. Dewalt torqued it to over 150 FT Lbs checked with a calibrated Torque wrench.
1.) He never said that. 2.) there is nothing wrong with tightening bolts with an impact wrench and finishing them with a torque wrench.You tightened your bolts with an impact? Hope they don't snap. You never want to do that.
Huh?You tightened your bolts with an impact? Hope they don't snap. You never want to do that.
Uh, read his post again. Also running bolts up with an impact is still a bad idea.1.) He never said that. 2.) there is nothing wrong with tightening bolts with an impact wrench and finishing them with a torque wrench.
Over-torquing bolts can severely weaken them.Huh?
Uh, how bout you read his post again. Comprehension matter.Uh, read his post again. Also running bolts up with an impact is still a bad idea.
Well I guess my comprehension of "Dewalt torqued it to over 150 FT Lbs checked with a calibrated Torque wrench." needs some work. Anyway, to each his own.Uh, how bout you read his post again. Comprehension matter.
Anyhow, nothing wrong with using impact wrench to tighten. It’s quite common. They are variable speed and force and you’d have to really not know what you’re doing to overtighten or break a bolt with one. The more common risk is cross threading if don’t get the bolts started by had first. But again, you can be as slow and cautious with an impact gun as any other tool.
F-16 Crew Chief and automotive machinist once upon a time here. I get stink eye when I ask that my lug nuts not have a torque stick used on them. I feel like it’s a reasonable request. It’s not like it’s rocket science knowledge I’m asking for. lolNot to beat a dead horse, but you always torque Nuts if possible. Bolts if it is a captive fastener. I am a retired aircraft mechanic, I know a few things about hardware and standard torque tables. There is a great table in Army TM 1-1500-204-9 Also great info on tools in general and is available on the web.
http://www.chinook-helicopter.com/P...ance_Technical_Manuals/TM_1-1500-204-23-9.pdf