Thank you for the advice! Out of the dozen or so torque wrench videos I watched, you're the only one who showed me how to actually adjust the torque wrench to a specific number of foot pounds! That is the whole point, after all. I'm going to help Torleif (My friend in Saint Paul; that's a Norwegian name) change the shock absorbers on his Grand Caravan. I already know the bolts need to be tightened to 75 foot pounds. The next step is buying a torque wrench.

Bought myself a torque wrench with little education (beyond the manufacture’s training manual) as i am trying to DIY seasonal/winter tires, this video is a great supplement and also put it in context why the breaker bar, THANK YOU!

Get yourself one of the norbar torque wrenches, we using them in my garage for past 10 years... all of them still within calibration after that many years of usage!! AMAZING PEACE OF EQUIPMENT

After seeing this video, I'm definitely buying a Torque tool. Thank you!

@tehatemachine This type of torque wrench is also called a 'click' type torque wrench. When you are tightening a bolt, if it reaches your torque setting, then the internal mechanical spring and ratchet components will buckle causing you to feel a short click on the handle. You can continue tightening after the click, so you need to stop once you feel the click.

@julisensei I know those manuals don't clearly explain how the torque is adjusted. I don't know why they can't do a better job with it. But I am glad my video is able to help. Enjoy the project you and your dad is working on.

Very useful advice & a video that actually shows how to set a torque setting & to understand the torque reading on the bar.

This was extremely useful. I just bought a new car and am trying to learn how to properly care for it myself. I'm new to this kind of thing. I had a bad experience in the past where a tire shop over tightened my lug nuts which lead to warped rotors and years of horrible cabin vibration. I will buy a torque wrench and breaker bar now that I know that's what I need. Thanks to you, I also know how to use it now. Thank you!!

Excellent, its about time someone made a clear and to the point video on it. Some people talk so much rubbish in addition to showing you how it works. Thankyou for doing such a good job, i look foreword to more videos from you!

Glad to have helped!

@bludika You can hand tighten the nut with a socket first. Once it's feeling some resistance, then use the torque wrench to torque to spec.

Good instructional video. It is a good idea to check the calibration on your torque wrench yearly.

@YMA80 You are very welcome. Enjoy your new torque wrench.

@kingstonzincfence Once you hear the click, you can continue to tighten the wrench. So if you don't stop when you hear/feel the click, you can over tighten. Because you can both hear and feel the clicking, there is no reason to miss it.

great video thanks man, this will be a great help for when I need to paint back wheel drums

Very good point you made. I think they put it in there so that you can loosen bolts that aren't tighten way too much. Basically don't use it as a breaker bar. If you use it as a breaker bar, then it could lead to damaging the mechanism inside which measures torque.

@gene2u If none of the lugs are overtighten when you tighten them in a circular pattern, then all you need to do is drive around for day or two and re-check it with your torque wrench. Tightening the opposite lugs is mainly to ensure the wheel is torqued down squarely on the hub.

YOU`RE A GOOD TEACHER , THANKS FOR THE INFO!

Great info and tips. Will try it this winter when I swap tires. Tnx

Awesome video. Thanks for the info!

clear instruction and too the point, great vid!

Thank you very much for the very clear and helpful instructions especially the "click" sound. A BIG like for the vid. God Bless.

@dial2fast

9 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate your comment! Thx

Thanks for the video ... saved us SO MUCH TROUBLE. My dad got the Mastercraft micro adjusting torque wrench and we've been looking at this ??! manual and it didn't make ANY sense. Your quick demo was concise and made sense -- took us less than 2 minutes to figure it out. Thanks again!

This was such a helpful video! Thank you!

hey thanks man, im just done doing my tire rotation and got this, turns out i was over tightening by hand in the past, so now im using the correct ft/lb setting, and i was about to store it like that!, good that i saw your video :O (the store sold this with no manual)

Excellent video. Thank you.

Excellent instructional video!

Great video, thanks a lot for sharing this!

Thank you for the video. It is very clear and helpful.

@Level025 You are very welcom!

very helpful video - thanks for this! really appreciate it.

@Britishman00 Thanks for your wonderful comment. KZread is a great place for everyone to learn things (including myself learning from others). This is my way of giving back to this community.

Thank you for your comment!!

Just bought a click-style for the lugs, thanks for the demo!

Thank you!

@jjlwis It's a Mastercraft from Canadian Tire. I bought this torque wrench 13 years ago. If you take care of these tools, it's good for a very long time.

Thanks for this informative video. Just bought myself a torque wrench and the instructions seemed quite vague to me. I'm now confident on how to usr it thanks to this video. Thnx!

awesome video dial2fast. Thanks so much!

great video. thanks

Really helpful, many thanks 👍🏻

Great video 👍

Thanks, great lesson, appreciate it!

Dial2fast could you please help me. I bought Proxxon MC200 torque wrench 40-200Nm. I can't fins anywhere on which torque should I store it. This torque wrench can go below 40 Nm to 23 Nm. Should I store it at 23 Nm, 40 Nm or somewhere between 23 and 40 ?

Thank you sir for this incredible tutorial 🙏🏾

Most helpful; thank you. I just purchased my first 1/2 inch torque wrench and had no idea how to use it correctly (for example, the instructions did not clearly indicate what the numbers on the collar signified ...). Now off to change those winter tyres!

Thank you.

Great vid man.

Thanks man you've helped me out.

Hello, First thanks for this video. What Nissan you have to set to 90 ft lb? My Altima says 83ft lb. And is this the master craft maximum from C.T. ? If yes would you recommend to buy? I need one.

Thank you this was very helpful🌺

Thats clear video thanks for posting

That was very good. You taught me something. Now I need to find out which make has a good quality.

Nice vid. Will it click if you forgot and re-tighten a lug nut again? Thx

Great video!

Thank you. The other guy's tutorial is OOF and I had no fricking clue what he's talking about. Keep those tutorials comin'. Thanks again.

Thanks for the video. Its great.

Holly Cow, you made it look so simple, thanks for instructing.

@dial2fast

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment!

Nice helpfully review thank you

@kanyike1 You are very welcome.

THANKS, INFORMATIVE INFO.

Thank you for your comment.

great video, thanks!

What length of torque wrench is the minimum if I still want to do this with comfort? With sedan cars and suv?

I like it. I'll be over next weekend to have my tires changed over. Thanks in advance. Actually, I just did it today with one of those deflecting beam wrenches. The one mistake I made was to tighten them all in order instead of going to the lug on the opposite side of the star pattern. I shouldn't have to re-loosen and tighten them again should I?

Thanks for your comment!

Excellent. Thanks you. very useful

Appreciated your video. Thanks for the tips

@dial2fast

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment!

Well done😊

Great Vid ! Thanks

@dial2fast Thanks for the response, I really appreciate it. I imagine I will be okay, because I had tightened them with a simple lug wrench before I bought my torque wrench. Then I got bought the torque wrench, slightly loosened the bolts and re-tightened with torque wrench. I'm sure the wheels were square on the hub. Thanks again.

Yes, once you hear the click you can still keep going, but the click is very distinctive, it's not subtle, so you can't miss it. The click will be felt in your hand as the handle will stop tightening for a brief moment. Just don't go crazy and try to do it super fast. Use one single motion.

Nice one 👍

great vid thank you!

Great video, I had a brain fart and forgot how to use the tool, so hit up KZread and you explained very well and simple. Unfortunately I had to hand tighten than quarter turn tighten with a cross bar on my aluminum rim because I did not have the correct socket for torque wrench... Going shopping tomorrow and having local tire shop spec check while I'm out.

@Naproxenum Thank you for watching my video!!

COOL! it's a mastercraft! I've never seen one of those before!

Great video!!! I recently bought a similar torque wrench and prior to reading instructions (Yeah, I know!) I turned it below the lowest torque setting. Just till the handle stopped turning. I didn't force anything. Is this a problem? Should I still truct the wrench?

1/2" extensions can be used as long as it doesn't have any twisting in it like a 3/8" extension.

Thank you for the video.

@dial2fast

10 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Thanks for your comment.

1) yes they are factory calibrated and if you never drop or abuse the wrench and wind down the tension after each use, they do not need to be recalibrated 2) when it reaches the right torque, it 'click' once and you are done 3) as to 3/8 or 1/2 depends on the torque you need for your bolts; most 1/2" goes from 50ft-lbs to 150ft-lbs, and 3/8" is typ 5-80ft-lbs, and some 3/8" are for in-lb.

Looking to buy one for my EVO, are they handy for undoing stubborn lug nuts than an Impact driver??

excellent thak you so much

Thanks!

OMG i have been doing a lot of this wrong...i change my wheels twice a year for summer and snow wheels on my mustang....lucky nothing fell off it! so if you go past the click more than once does it over tighten? i want to go check my lug nuts to make sure they are good enough, is it ok to click them all again?

@dial2fast

8 жыл бұрын

+Alex R Just stop after the first click. You can check again anytime.

Thanks for your great helpfull...

@dial2fast

9 жыл бұрын

jean-françois henry Thanks for your comment!

You can use a beam style torque wrench as long as it has the torque range for the lugs.

thanks a lot , i have a hyundai accent with size 16 wheels and i don't know what is the proper torque wrench setting to tighten my wheel locks , i read the instruction manual but found nothing and need your help thanks

@dial2fast

10 жыл бұрын

Usually the service manual (not user manual) will give you the torque spec. The Accent will probably be in the range of 80 ft lbs. You can check with your local tire shop.

Thanks, big help.

@dial2fast

9 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Can you use a beam style torque wrench to tighten your lugs?

thanks Sir!

thank you!!

That is good advice! I also wear mechanic's gloves when I'm doing a car repair that might injure my hands. I'm 6 feet and 4 inches tall. My glove size is extra large and my hands are thin, so I have to be extra careful.

Hi their. I bought a craftsman torque wrench from sears store. its a digital click computer wrench. are these good wrenches? part # 13919 from sears. thank you.

Thank you man..

Hey guys,anyone tell me the proper way to torque a 49ft lbs?The 3x's one..Thanks

If my tires and lug nuts are already on and have never been removed can I check the torque while it sitting on the ground? Do I have to raise the vehicle? Do I need to loosen the nut before checking the current torque? Thanks.

@dial2fast

6 жыл бұрын

If you want to check the torque, set your wrench to the specific torque setting, then put it on the lug and turn it. If it clicks at the torque setting, then it's at least at that torque spec OR could be higher. If you want to tighten it yourself, just loosen it a bit and torque it down yourself. You can do all this with the wheel on the ground as long as you don't loosen the lug all the way.

I know mine is broken. I was almost standing on the thing, and it would not click. Good demo. I know my lugs are now tight to about 150 pounds, because I put tons more pressure than you showed here. Thanks.

once you hear the click, does the wrench still going if you keep going?

Can I use extended socket?