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G&N Farms · 01-26-2016, 12:05 PM

Question/Poll:

How many use a torque wrench ?

I did not restore our A, the original restorer died. I tried to buy it about 5 years ago and ended up getting it from the family. The original owner was not a professional mechanic but did a really good job.

I am really enjoying working on it and bringing it back to life as she had been sitting for 20+ years after the restore. Some of the bolts are coming off easy and some are not. Some are way over tighten and some were not tight enough.

As a professional mechanic, I own a few torque wrenches and can tighten a fastener very close to torque but still use the wrench when needed.

After a heart problem that caused me to give up my chosen profession, I used a higher education to become an auto tech teacher. The number one challenge with newly trained techs is the ability to properly tighten a bolt. They were either over tightened or under tightened, both cause problems.

How many just tighten or do you use a torque wrench?

Sorry for the long post but I have fixed a lot of over tightened bolts/nuts over the last 45 years.

01-26-2016, 12:05 PM	#1
G&N Farms Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: At home in my shop working on cars. Posts: 101	Torque wrench ? Question/Poll: How many use a torque wrench ? I did not restore our A, the original restorer died. I tried to buy it about 5 years ago and ended up getting it from the family. The original owner was not a professional mechanic but did a really good job. I am really enjoying working on it and bringing it back to life as she had been sitting for 20+ years after the restore. Some of the bolts are coming off easy and some are not. Some are way over tighten and some were not tight enough. As a professional mechanic, I own a few torque wrenches and can tighten a fastener very close to torque but still use the wrench when needed. After a heart problem that caused me to give up my chosen profession, I used a higher education to become an auto tech teacher. The number one challenge with newly trained techs is the ability to properly tighten a bolt. They were either over tightened or under tightened, both cause problems. How many just tighten or do you use a torque wrench? Sorry for the long post but I have fixed a lot of over tightened bolts/nuts over the last 45 years.