Re: Consistently Warped Rotors Driving Me Nuts

[Orin Eman <orin@wolfenet.com>]

> In a message dated 5/19/99 3:18:41 PM Central Daylight Time, 
> caliban@sharon.net writes:

> << 	are "torque sticks" adequate? >>
> 	Normally, NO!  Two reasons. Mainly because the shops refuse to adjust 
> the air pressure to a proper level. [Torque sticks are designed so that at a 
> given air pressure they are supposed to have the impact wrench apply 
> **approximately** a certain amount of torque.] Second, there is a big 
> difference between torque wrenches.

I've seen the local Discount Tire use them... they followed up with
a torque wrench and every single wheel bolt turned a little extra
before the wrench clicked.

Orin.