and you done saved yourself a lot of money at the shop, well done man. youtube is a absolute goldmine for finding info on doing stuff.

I hear you, there are plenty of specific cases. I use a 4-way and just turn it with my arms standing there until tight. Last set of brakes I did was actually a new Hyundia Sonata of a friends, it was probably the first brake job done on the car and I did note how buttery smooth those lugs came off, I actually…

I am so so bad and keeping my garage organized.

real world bench testing of HF torque wrenches. they are quite accurate, i have the clicker myself. i do not work for HF hah.

I guess we have to agree to disagree, you keep torquing your lug nuts and I will just keep tightening mine. Good day fine sir!

Crazy, I have not been big into Youtube in a few years now but both Tmartn and Syndicate are on my subscribe list, incredibly skilled players. This sounds shady as hell though, not good.

i love it

no problem, and while on your shopping spree do yourself a favor and buy some good ratchet extensions, depending on how far you go and learn the wobbles will save your life inside a tight engine bay trying to get to that damn bottom bolt on the starter, alternator, etc.

Basically because I never considered lug nuts to be a item that needs to be torqued. You can look all over the internet and see plenty of mechanics agree. Same for spark plugs, some manufacturers recommend it but I have never torqued a spark plug.

the lug nuts on my cars that i tighten by feel that have never failed me in probably 1 million miles of travel collectively. i am not special, i just tighten them until they are tight. and yes i have worked on plenty of weird cars.

90% of the work gets done in my garage with a decent mechanics set like this. im not positive which set i have. get craftsman for the warranty because this is your workhorse. metric and standard sockets are a must.

you must be a beast lol. I’m 6'1 200lbs of average strength and although i never tried i doubt i could compress a brake caliper by hand. cars i’ve worked on range from 87 rx-7, 98 sebring, 00 grand cherokee, 06 honda pilot, 96 cadillac deville, 99 mb c230, and on and on....

full disclosure, i did not know there was a brake tool either lmao. my dad taught me very young how to work on cars, i am 34 now and have maintained all my own cars (and friend/family cars) my whole life. i am not a mechanic.

solid write-up, only quibbles. some pics show gloves, some don’t. this is a job that won’t rip nitrile usually and is also excessively dirty so where gloves for the duration.

it was egregious im sure!

One side needs to be a bench....

Damn Eskimos need to chill out, man

Are these “air humps” specifically designed to protect against door dings from Power Wheels™ cars?

SAME

Thanks for the info Drive. I work on all my own cars usually Hondas, Acuras, and Mercedes, not afraid of mileage, try to do my homework before buying to avoid glaring issues with X model of car, etc. Really want a wagon, that was a car I saw to link to real quick, been scoping some others in my area.