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- From: colombo@bronco.fnal.gov
- Subject: Re: Dweebs with air tools (was Re: brakes)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.164401.1@bronco.fnal.gov>
- Sender: daemon@linac.fnal.gov (The Background Man)
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- Organization: Fermilab Computing Division
- References: <1993Jan27.184037.744@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <1993Jan27.232453.3172@scott.skidmore.edu> <1993Jan28.121059.21086@mic.ucla.edu>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 22:44:01 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan28.121059.21086@mic.ucla.edu>, brims@bnkl01.astro.ucla.edu (George Brims) writes:
- > In article <1993Jan27.232453.3172@scott.skidmore.edu> jdrout@scott.skidmore.edu (JTD is lost) writes:
- >> Many garages use air wrenches and blast the rims on bolt at a time. This
- >>can warp the wheel and not allow true tightening, thus warping a
- >>rotor.
- >>
- > Yes, and it can also screw up the studs and wheelnuts when the ASSHOLE
- > with the impact wrench puts the nut in the socket then applies tool+nut to
- > the stud, instead of starting the nut on the thread by hand, then driving it
- > all the way on. I hate those impact things anyway, I have no idea of any
- > redeeming feature they might have, other than saving some grease-monkey
- > a few seconds. I was brought up to put on wheelnuts with a torque wrench
- > too!
- >
-
- An air impact wrench can have an adjustor for torque, unfortunately
- they don't always work. You can insist on having your lug nuts
- hand-torqued, just tell them to do it.
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