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Old 12-04-2017, 06:57 PM   #14 (permalink)
JTM88
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Originally Posted by BGTV8 View Post
Be careful when using high torque rattle guns to tighten wheel nuts ... that has stripped more studs than any other source. I always set mine (DeWalt, 10 years old and still keeps trucking') at low torque and finish with torque wrench having missed a race many moons ago having to replace a stud
I only use the impact for removing nuts and bolts, never installing them. There is too much of a risk of messing something up. If I'm feeling lazy I'll use a pneumatic ratchet wrench to run it in then use a torque wrench to put fasteners back on.
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