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A veteran told me my torque wrench habit was wrong
I was working on a Cessna 172's landing gear bolts last month, and an old mechanic named Ray watched me for a minute. He said, 'You're pulling that wrench too fast, kid. You're just feeling the click, not the actual torque.' He showed me to pull slow and steady, almost like you're waiting for it. I tried it his way on the next bolt, and the feel was totally different. Has anyone else had a simple technique change how you handle a basic tool?
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the_drew5d ago
Ever think a fast click was good enough? That slow pull really does feel totally different.
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nathan1005d ago
Honestly, a click is a click, and torque specs don't care about your feelings.
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the_christopher5d ago
My buddy had the same thing happen with a wheel bearing on his truck. He was always in a rush, just yanking on the torque wrench. A guy at the shop saw him and said almost the same thing Ray did, to slow way down. He told me it was like @the_drew said, the click feels totally different, more solid somehow. It made him realize he'd probably been under-torquing stuff for years. That one tip changed his whole approach.
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