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The last mechanic I went to torqued these to hell...what are the chances he also tightened my spark plugs this much?

Never again...my other mechanic never overtorqued things this much.

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[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago (2 children)

torque wrench

I love those. They give the feel of having it done right.

Got three, each a different range but they overlap.

[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I just got one EXACTLY to not overtorque things...guess I should have made sure that this mechanic I went to had one before I got one lol...

[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

forgotten somewhere behind a pile of beer, probably set to the max torque so the spring is destroyed anyway

[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Even better, it's set to "loosen", and it's sitting right next to a cheater bar.

[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago
[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago

Yeah, a friend does car work but is an air gun and impact driver type. He broke about a 1 inch bolt that was holding some torsion suspension to the frame.