TIL I was torquing my lug nuts all wrong for 10 years

After my front wheel started wobbling on I-75 last week, I pulled over and checked the torque. They were at 140 foot-pounds on a car that specs 80. I realized I'd been using a click wrench wrong this whole time and never letting it reset to zero before storing. The noise on the highway finally tipped me off when it sounded like a bowling ball in a dryer. Anybody else find out they were cross-threading something basic way too late?

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kevin_sullivan3mo ago

Ngl, you don't really need to reset click wrenches to zero for storage though.

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the_joseph3mo ago

Nah man, a spring under tension wears out faster for sure.

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