[Spectreniner]

Good video.

Is a torque wrench absolutely needed? Nope.
Are they handy and you can double check? Yep.

 

[Spectreniner]

hahaha.
Yeah okay. Maybe on your own car, but cold day in hell I send customers stuff out without torquing.

Considering we're talking about a private citizen and not a business, that doesn't have much to do with the context of our quotes.

 

[Spectreniner]

Pro or private, it doesn't matter. If you are going to do it, it's worth doing right. Also, you don't use a cheater on a torque wrench. Using one in any context is just asking for trouble. When you snap off a lug bolt and have to replace it, you'll know then. You can also crack an alloy wheel beyond repair that way. Besides, it's not that much torque. My 16-year-old granddaughter didn't have any trouble with it, no cheater needed. Plus, I value my Snap-on torque wrenches too much to mistreat them.

We were talking about a person in their own garage doing the work. You came in talking about professional with customers. Yes it does matter, in the context of what we were talking about.

 

[Spectreniner]

Well actually it does.
You don't have to be a professional to do things correctly.

Did you know you can over tighten a fastener?
Did you know over-tightening a seatbelt bolt by only a few foot-pounds can fatigue a bolt causing it to shear off in an accident?
Did you know over-tightening an axle nut can deform the bearing causing premature wear and failure?
Did you know over-tightening a lug nut can stretch a stud making a lug more difficult to remove again and near impossible to reinstall?

Professional or not, there is a right way to do things and a wrong way to do things. Being a professional I know the difference.
Do as you wish.

It doesn't unfortunately. Fishy showed in the video that someone can torque it properly without a torque wrench. In the context of what we were talking about, it doesn't.

You, yourself even said, "maybe on your own car." Which is what we were talking about.

 

[Spectreniner]

Is that more or less a way a person starts insulting one who took a forum members request to use a torque rachet here and bringing

Yes Have you yet to see me replace a ripped aluminum rim? they should keep to the topic this is not Harvard or Yale just some Grease monkey shop

Agreed.

 

[Spectreniner]

Sometimes they use "torque sticks". They are about six inches long and look like extensions. They are color-coded and max out at a certain torque rating. I don't completely understand how they work nor do I trust them, but I see them used frequently in tire shops.

They work with the idea that they have X amount of "give" or flex when they twist.

What about torque sticks? A torque stick is used with an air impact wrench to avoid over-tightening fasteners when installing wheels. Torque sticks work by flexing (like a torsion bar) when a torque limit is reached. When the stick flexes, it resists further tightening of the fastener. The thicker the torque sticks, the higher the torque to the fastener.
Torque sticks are useful, but they are no substitute for final torquing using a calibrated torque wrench.