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Is Impact Wrench Proper Tool?
I've recently ordered (delivery in late February) a freightliner
sportchassis medium duty truck (22.5X8.25 10-bolt wheels with Michelin XRV 255/80R22.5 14-ply tires) to tow a trailer while I'm retired and fulltiming in the RV. The truck has air brakes and air ride and includes a quick disconnect fitting with hose for a tire inflation kit. With this set-up I thought it might be a good idea to pruchase an air impact wrench to periodically check/tighten the lug nuts on the truck and trailer. However, after the research I've conducted (this is a VERY confusing topic for a newbee) I'm not so sure this is as good an idea as I thought. I do not anticipate using the impact wrench for any other task. Other maintenance I do I can handle with my ratchet, breaker bar, and/or cheater pipe. Is an impact wrench the tool I should be considering? If so, would an Ingersoll Rand 1/2" or 3/4" wrench (model #?)be correct? Or, is a good torque wrench a better choice? Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. |
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On 30 Dec 2004 06:46:56 -0800, "Ron" >
wrote: >Is an impact wrench the tool I should be considering? >If so, would an Ingersoll Rand 1/2" or 3/4" wrench (model #?)be >correct? >Or, is a good torque wrench a better choice? >Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. An impact wrench is fine for taking the lugnuts off. To put them on use a lugwrench and then a torque wrench. Tighten lugs in opposite pairs. Using an impact wrench to put lugnuts on is characteristic of mechanics in a hurry at tire shops and brake&muffler joints who really don't give a damn. If you care enough to check lugnuts, use a torque wrench. Whether you should put grease or anti-sieze on the lugs is a subject of vociferous controversy in automotive mewsgroups. I always do. |
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John Ings > wrote in
: > On 30 Dec 2004 06:46:56 -0800, "Ron" > > wrote: > >>Is an impact wrench the tool I should be considering? >>If so, would an Ingersoll Rand 1/2" or 3/4" wrench (model #?)be >>correct? >>Or, is a good torque wrench a better choice? >>Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. > > An impact wrench is fine for taking the lugnuts off. > To put them on use a lugwrench and then a torque wrench. > Tighten lugs in opposite pairs. > > Using an impact wrench to put lugnuts on is characteristic of > mechanics in a hurry at tire shops and brake&muffler joints who really > don't give a damn. If you care enough to check lugnuts, use a torque > wrench. > > Whether you should put grease or anti-sieze on the lugs is a subject > of vociferous controversy in automotive mewsgroups. I always do. > > > > your impact will not have enough power for you truck lugs. the proper torque on most alumun wheel 22.5 tire wheels is about 450 ftlbs we use a torque wrench to finish torque them all. KB -- ThunderSnake #9 Warn once, shoot twice 460 in the pkup, 460 on the stand for another pkup and one in the shed for a fun project to yet be decided on |
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On 30 Dec 2004 06:46:56 -0800, "Ron" >
wrote: >I've recently ordered (delivery in late February) a freightliner >sportchassis medium duty truck (22.5X8.25 10-bolt wheels with Michelin >XRV 255/80R22.5 14-ply tires) to tow a trailer while I'm retired and >fulltiming in the RV. The truck has air brakes and air ride and >includes a quick disconnect fitting with hose for a tire inflation kit. >With this set-up I thought it might be a good idea to pruchase an air >impact wrench to periodically check/tighten the lug nuts on the truck >and trailer. However, after the research I've conducted (this is a >VERY confusing topic for a newbee) I'm not so sure this is as good an >idea as I thought. I do not anticipate using the impact wrench for any >other task. Other maintenance I do I can handle with my ratchet, >breaker bar, and/or cheater pipe. > >Is an impact wrench the tool I should be considering? >If so, would an Ingersoll Rand 1/2" or 3/4" wrench (model #?)be >correct? >Or, is a good torque wrench a better choice? >Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. For many reasons, a torque wrench. Torque specs should be in the owners manual. "When a legislature undertakes to proscribe the exercise of a citizen's constitutional rights it acts lawlessly and the citizen can take matters into his own hands and proceed on the basis that such a law is no law at all." - Justice William O. Douglas |
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On 31 Dec 2004 02:25:10 GMT, oEmails (Dave Baker)
wrote: >>Subject: Is Impact Wrench Proper Tool? >>From: "Ron" >>Date: 30/12/04 14:46 GMT Standard Time >>Message-id: .com> >> >>I've recently ordered (delivery in late February) a freightliner >>sportchassis medium duty truck (22.5X8.25 10-bolt wheels with Michelin >>XRV 255/80R22.5 14-ply tires) to tow a trailer while I'm retired and >>fulltiming in the RV. The truck has air brakes and air ride and >>includes a quick disconnect fitting with hose for a tire inflation kit. >>With this set-up I thought it might be a good idea to pruchase an air >>impact wrench to periodically check/tighten the lug nuts on the truck >>and trailer. However, after the research I've conducted (this is a >>VERY confusing topic for a newbee) I'm not so sure this is as good an >>idea as I thought. I do not anticipate using the impact wrench for any >>other task. Other maintenance I do I can handle with my ratchet, >>breaker bar, and/or cheater pipe. >> >>Is an impact wrench the tool I should be considering? > >No. It's probably the least suitable tool you'll ever need for that job. > > >>If so, would an Ingersoll Rand 1/2" or 3/4" wrench (model #?)be >>correct? >>Or, is a good torque wrench a better choice? >>Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. > >A torque wrench would be the right tool if you're particularly pedantic about >wheel nut torque settings but most people manage perfectly well doing them up >by feel. In fact that isn't true. Most people manage perfectly well by never >checking them in the first place. After all, when was the last time you saw a >car sailing down the road on three wheels being overtaken by the fourth? Stemmens Freeway, Dallas Texas, truck lost entire wheel/tire which hit cement divider and went airborne to about 40 feet doing about 60 mph. Truck tire/wheel is big and weighs a lot. Came down on hood of truck just to left of me that didn't see it coming *(I did see it coming but this only took a few seconds and had no time but to get out of the way). Check those g-damn wheel lug nuts, cause if that truck tire hit 1/2 second later than it did, it would have gone through the guys window and squashed him like a bug. There ya go. BTDT. Lg |
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Dave Baker wrote:
>>Subject: Is Impact Wrench Proper Tool? >>From: "Ron" >>Date: 30/12/04 14:46 GMT Standard Time >>Message-id: .com> >> >>I've recently ordered (delivery in late February) a freightliner >>sportchassis medium duty truck (22.5X8.25 10-bolt wheels with Michelin >>XRV 255/80R22.5 14-ply tires) to tow a trailer while I'm retired and >>fulltiming in the RV. The truck has air brakes and air ride and >>includes a quick disconnect fitting with hose for a tire inflation kit. >>With this set-up I thought it might be a good idea to pruchase an air >>impact wrench to periodically check/tighten the lug nuts on the truck >>and trailer. However, after the research I've conducted (this is a >>VERY confusing topic for a newbee) I'm not so sure this is as good an >>idea as I thought. I do not anticipate using the impact wrench for any >>other task. Other maintenance I do I can handle with my ratchet, >>breaker bar, and/or cheater pipe. >> >>Is an impact wrench the tool I should be considering? > > > No. It's probably the least suitable tool you'll ever need for that job. > > > >>If so, would an Ingersoll Rand 1/2" or 3/4" wrench (model #?)be >>correct? >>Or, is a good torque wrench a better choice? >>Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. > > > A torque wrench would be the right tool if you're particularly pedantic about > wheel nut torque settings but most people manage perfectly well doing them up > by feel. In fact that isn't true. Most people manage perfectly well by never > checking them in the first place. After all, when was the last time you saw a > car sailing down the road on three wheels being overtaken by the fourth? I wouldn't discourage him from regularly checking the torque though. Most auto mfgrs. recommend one retorque of all auto wheels at some interval after remounting them; I believe heavier trucks have regular torque check intervals. This leads me to believe that proper torque is more important on truck wheels than car wheels. nate -- replace "fly" with "com" to reply. http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel |
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Alex Rodriguez wrote:
> In article .com>, > says... > >> >>I've recently ordered (delivery in late February) a freightliner >>sportchassis medium duty truck (22.5X8.25 10-bolt wheels with Michelin >>XRV 255/80R22.5 14-ply tires) to tow a trailer while I'm retired and >>fulltiming in the RV. The truck has air brakes and air ride and >>includes a quick disconnect fitting with hose for a tire inflation kit. >>With this set-up I thought it might be a good idea to pruchase an air >>impact wrench to periodically check/tighten the lug nuts on the truck >>and trailer. However, after the research I've conducted (this is a >>VERY confusing topic for a newbee) I'm not so sure this is as good an >>idea as I thought. I do not anticipate using the impact wrench for any >>other task. Other maintenance I do I can handle with my ratchet, >>breaker bar, and/or cheater pipe. >> >>Is an impact wrench the tool I should be considering? >>If so, would an Ingersoll Rand 1/2" or 3/4" wrench (model #?)be >>correct? >>Or, is a good torque wrench a better choice? > If you're just going to CHECK the torque, a torque wrench is the correct tool and an impact wrench is dead wrong. However, if I had a rig like that with on-board air always available, I'd darn sure have a good impact wrench just for CHANGING tires! I hate heaving on a lug wrench and use my impact for all my tire changing needs in my garage. Also, smaller impact wrenches, butterfly impact wrenches, air drills, and air grinders are a thousand times more useful than I ever would have imagined them to be before I got a good compressor years ago. |
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