Q. When they rotate my wheels, they use a “torque stick” attached to an impact wrench and tell me that I have been tightened to 100 foot-pounds. If I try to remove a nut with a cross wrench, I can’t ...

Q. What is the difference between a torque stick and a torque wrench? Are the bending beam torque wrenches fairly accurate? Q.G., Naperville A. Torque sticks look like extensions placed between the ...

Technicians receive a lot of training to ensure that truck wheels are properly attached, but myths about tools and installation procedures still have a way of getting around. (Isn’t an impact gun good ...

Does the average mechanic need a high-torque impact wrench? No. With how far cordless tools have come, a mid-torque or even a compact impact wrench is likely enough for 95 percent of the situations ...