Subject: [W126 Coupe] how difficult can it be to change atire...

[eurotech1 at charter.net]

Yeah, I've used them before, but I usually just run the nuts down until they're snug with the impact set at #1 (Blue-Point (Snap-on) 1/2" impact), then torque them.

                        Later,
                        Chris
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> From: "Mike Ramay" <mramay at attglobal.net>
> Date: 2005/03/24 Thu AM 09:02:55 EST
> To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Subject: RE: Re: Subject: [W126 Coupe] how difficult can it be to
> 	change	atire...
> 
> Then you know about torque sticks. As I'm sure you do it - I take off the
> rims with an air gun (Mac Tools, 450 ft/lb CCW) but use a blue torque stick
> (80 ft/lbs) to put all my rims back on the car with the air gun as it is
> quicker and easier than anything else. THEN I get out the torque wrench to
> finish the job. The air gun/torque stick seem to do around 70 - 75 ft/lbs
> since the torque wrench set at 82 ft/lbs always turns the bolt a little
> before it clicks.
> 
> Mike R.
> 
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> atire...
> 
> 
> 
> I've used air tools my entire career as a technician, and I've also used
> torque wrenches for exactly the same length of time. Air tools are great
> time savers when tearing down a car, or reassembling. But I was taught at a
> very young age by people who knew what they were doing, that they are NEVER
> to be used for final tightening, that was what torque wrenches were for. I
> own three Snap-on torque wrenches, a 3/8" drive graduated in inch pounds, a
> 3/8" that covers 15-100 ft./lbs., and a 1/2" drive to handle 50-300 ft./lbs.
> That way I've got all the bases covered.
> 
>                    Later,
>                    Chris
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