The first step in attaching a wheel to a vehicle is to start the hardware by hand, making sure the bolts go on smoothly and evenly. After that, an impact wrench fitted with an impact torque stick can ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This suggestion comes from reader mike937, and you may have even seen these in use at your local tire shop. These are also often called torque ...

Milwaukee Tool’s M18 Fuel ½-inch Extendable Anvil Controlled Torque Impact Wrench with One-Key is engineered to provide controlled torque output for fastening and up to 1,100 ft.-lbs. of nut-busting ...

Q. When they rotate my wheels, they use a “torque stick” attached to an impact wrench and tell me that I have been tightened to 100 foot-pounds. If I try to remove a nut with a cross wrench, I can’t ...

Q. What is the difference between a torque stick and a torque wrench? Are the bending beam torque wrenches fairly accurate? Q.G., Naperville A. Torque sticks look like extensions placed between the ...

Technicians receive a lot of training to ensure that truck wheels are properly attached, but myths about tools and installation procedures still have a way of getting around. (Isn’t an impact gun good ...

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (July 7, 2003)—Proper torque is not something that's essential to only commercial vehicle maintenance. In the April 28 issue of Tire Business, I talked about the importance of ...

There are two basic problems many torque wrenches struggle with. Knowing for sure you’ve got the torque you want and low-quality bits that can strip bolts. The Topeak Torq Stick solves both problems ...