hit the tires yes, anything with rubber materialdilligafeh wrote: ↑ What exactly do you hit with this big hammer of yours ? Hopefully not your alloy wheels.
If the wheel is stuck, loosen the lugnuts slightly and slowly let the weight of the vehicle back on the tire. That should break the bond, but if it doesn't, gently rock side to side and look for movement.
dilligafeh wrote: ↑ Hand tight ? You must have a hell of a grip son, to get bolts to 25footlbs by hand.
Those bolts require locktite as well. Red for caliper to bracket. Needs to be heat resistant.
, thank you for the chuckle. It's normally understood that a tool is used to hand tighten it, in this case a wrench. Good point on the locktite, when I did my rotors, and brakes the bolts already came with it applied however I can imagine some don't, and require the application.
Mine does that as well. Wouldn't worry about it too much since the accuracy is +/- 4% according to literature. You could always add one more lb-ft to compensate. If anything, just make sure to re-torque your tires after a few drives.UNDFTDss wrote: ↑ I used this torque wretch for the first time 2 weeks ago when I swapped my tires. My only issue with it is that after locking wretch at desired torque at say 88 ft lb, when I actually torque my lug nuts, the handle turns counterclockwise very slightly to 86 ft lb - as if the locking is 100% reliable. Is this expected from a $20 torque wretch?
