I'm probably overthinking things as usual. I did some work on my beater car this week (2001 toyota echo) then rotated the tires and when I reinstalled them I had a chance to try out my brand new torque wrench. I previously used a shorter 3/8" torque wrench that had a lot of years of abuse and was way off, I would typically set it to 200lbs/ft and just kept them consistent at least. This new torque wrench is the 1/2" socket and a good 24" long. I trust this one should be accurate, came with the certificate and everything. Setting it tp 70lbs/ft of torque the lugs take a ton of force and a long time to hit that torque. I also noticed that a couple lugs took a few extra turns and are showing more stud threads.
See the top left lug in the pic, showing a good 5 threads whereas the rest are closer to 4. I'd just like to trust the wrench and forget it but it looks off to me. Anyone else experience lugs showing different amounts of threads once torqued to spec? My subaru lugs cover the studs so I've never seen it there.
See the top left lug in the pic, showing a good 5 threads whereas the rest are closer to 4. I'd just like to trust the wrench and forget it but it looks off to me. Anyone else experience lugs showing different amounts of threads once torqued to spec? My subaru lugs cover the studs so I've never seen it there.