Shop broke something on my car - makes me pay for it

[jayjay_dee]

great news... good resolution!!!

[johnrando]

Good news. Glad you were able to talk to them.

[midlandtech]

Thanks for the links guys and great news on the shop!


~Steve
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[antcamp]

Because I have a full blue point torque stick set for my impact gun. The 17mm sticks are 60 ft/lbs (obviously too low) and 80 ft/lbs. use it for all 17 lugnuts and lugbolts. works fine. most shops use them because its faster then using a torque wrench on every lugbolt

Why do you say that? BMW torque spec is 88 ft/lbs.


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[az3579]

Because I have a full blue point torque stick set for my impact gun. The 17mm sticks are 60 ft/lbs (obviously too low) and 80 ft/lbs. use it for all 17 lugnuts and lugbolts. works fine. most shops use them because its faster then using a torque wrench on every lugbolt

I was just trying to emphasize that BMW torque spec is 88ft/lbs, so that just because it's over 80 doesn't mean it's detrimental.

I know of a few track junkies that set to 90. I don't there there really is a "perfect" torque spec. i've seen numbers all over the place. I do agree though that shop impact guns without torque limiting are far too powerful.


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[antcamp]

question: if you do a stud conversion can you torque them to 100 ft/lbs?

I was just trying to emphasize that BMW torque spec is 88ft/lbs, so that just because it's over 80 doesn't mean it's detrimental.

I know of a few track junkies that set to 90. I don't there there really is a "perfect" torque spec. i've seen numbers all over the place. I do agree though that shop impact guns without torque limiting are far too powerful.


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[az3579]

question: if you do a stud conversion can you torque them to 100 ft/lbs?

I'll let you know when I do the conversion...


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