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Old 10-17-2013, 02:41 PM   #30 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by kenchan View Post
in fact, some shop that people recommended in my area did my alignment on my dd. i asked the tech (who also rang me up to pay which i though was odd) wat torque he used on the camber bolts. he said 'i gave a few zips, that's all that's needed.'

zips as in impact gun zip noise. i was like WTF ... so when i got home, i torqued the camber bolts. sure enough, not enough torque.

i never go to that place any more.
I haven't encountered any mechanics or alignment techc that use torque wrenches. All of them "give it a few zips"
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