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"I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker" (qaaaaa) 07/18/2018 at 18:49 • Filed to: None

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W ell, it got the spindle nut off...

Death toll: one spindle nut, one 24 inch 250 lb -ft OEM-brand torque wrench.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 07/18/2018 at 18:55

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Why were you using a torque wrench to take nuts off?

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 07/18/2018 at 18:55

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Because it was rented

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 07/18/2018 at 18:56

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Could you not have rented a real breaker bar?

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 07/18/2018 at 19:00

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I went to Autozone last night and the clerk told me it was fine to use as a breaker. It was not. I took it back today and told them what happened and they said “oh yeah these break all the time. We just warranty them.”

I got another torque wrench  and rented a real breaker while I was there. 

His Stigness > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 07/18/2018 at 19:19

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Massive idiots. If it was there tools you’d be sure they wouldn’t say use it as a torque wrench. 

shop-teacher > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 07/18/2018 at 19:20

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Now that's a cheater bar!

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 07/18/2018 at 19:23

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Idiots. A torque wrench is a tuned instrument and isn’t designed to be pushed past the set torque. When you push the mechanism like that you are going to break it every time.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 07/18/2018 at 19:32

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As I've now learned. They weren't too worked up by it. They said they have four or five of these break a month, probably from other people like me using them wrong or not setting them to 0 when done. 

wafflesnfalafel > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 07/18/2018 at 23:53

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I picked up a craftsman 1/2" drive basic breaker bar a few years ago after finally getting frustrated - one of my best purchases...

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > wafflesnfalafel 07/19/2018 at 07:58

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The one I got from Autozone (OEM brand) was $25 to rent. I may eventually buy my own for convenience’s sake, but it’s no trouble to go over there when I need one for now.