Car Chat

[FoMoJo]

That was my first thought, too.  I was quite confused.  hah

Because he 'flipped' it?

[giant_mtb]

Because he 'flipped' it?

Yeah, this popped into my head.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJF06ZP7U2s

[AutobahnSHO]

Lol sorry guys, I guess flipping houses isn't the same as flipping cars

[Rich]

I went to cars and coffee in Columbia. Turns out a guy that works in a different department in my unit has a Lancia Delta.

He Autocrosses and does Track days. I'm looking forward to going for a ride after my deployment

[Soup DeVille]

Damn.

Assuming it's a real Integrale, that's one of my top ten greatest of all time for when I become fabulously wealthy.

[Rich]

Yep. It's real. Was a bucket of bolts he bought in Italy. Fabbed a ton of things himself like the shift linkage, and various bits.

300hp. 2,200 lbs. AWD. I'm excited to see it fly

[Laconian]

Yep. It's real. Was a bucket of bolts he bought in Italy. Fabbed a ton of things himself like the shift linkage, and various bits.

300hp. 2,200 lbs. AWD. I'm excited to see it fly

Heroic feats

[12,000 RPM]

Just cited: new Maserati Ghibli with one of its low beam headlights burnt out. Pretty sure it was either an LED or HID bulb. Oh Maserati, the more things change the more they stay the same.

[93JC]

Just cited

*sighted

[Raza]

Is it just me, or as time has passed, has the Nissan GT-R gotten more desirable and better looking?

[giant_mtb]

Torque sticks.  Yay or nay.

[93JC]

Nay; use a torque wrench. Every time I've ever had new tires or a rotation done by a shop the grease-monkeys have grossly overtightened the lug nuts. I've broken a wrench trying to get a lug nut off before, and it's almost certainly because the doofus who tightened it at the shop used a torque stick.

[12,000 RPM]

I love my torque wrench. I'm guessing they all ratchet too... nice to have in 1/2 drive

[MX793]

Get a ratcheting, click-type torque wrench.  Torque sticks are rubbish.  Every time some shop takes a wheel off and puts it back using torque sticks, I retorque myself and the torque levels are all over the place.

[RomanChariot]

Most reputable tire shops will only let the techs spin the nuts on with an air gun and then they have to do final tightening with a torque wrench. The shop I usually go to requires a 2nd tech to go around the car and verify the torque on all of the lug nuts.

[CaminoRacer]

Most reputable tire shops will only let the techs spin the nuts on with an air gun and then they have to do final tightening with a torque wrench. The shop I usually go to requires a 2nd tech to go around the car and verify the torque on all of the lug nuts.

What shop?

I've gotten into the habit of taking the loose wheels in so they don't touch my car.

[Soup DeVille]

Most reputable tire shops will only let the techs spin the nuts on with an air gun and then they have to do final tightening with a torque wrench. The shop I usually go to requires a 2nd tech to go around the car and verify the torque on all of the lug nuts.

Putting a torque wrench on a second time doesn't do anything for an already overtorqued nut.

[FoMoJo]

Putting a torque wrench on a second time doesn't do anything for an already overtorqued nut.

Wouldn't they be more concerned about it being loose?

A friend of mine working for a local franchise CTC, said that the mechanics were told to only use a pneumatic torque wrench when tightening stud nuts at a predetermined setting.  A wheel fell off on the vehicle of one of his customers.  He always gave the nuts a couple of extra tugs with a breaker bar afterwards.

[AutobahnSHO]

Doubt shops even use torque sticks. Probably just air gun them tight.

[Soup DeVille]

Wouldn't they be more concerned about it being loose?

A friend of mine working for a local franchise CTC, said that the mechanics were told to only use a pneumatic torque wrench when tightening stud nuts at a predetermined setting.  A wheel fell off on the vehicle of one of his customers.  He always gave the nuts a couple of extra tugs with a breaker bar afterwards.

Yes. But overtorqued nuts can warp brake disks and cause other issues too.

[FoMoJo]

Yes. But overtorqued nuts can warp brake disks and cause other issues too.

True, but he figured it was better than a wheel falling off and getting sued.

[giant_mtb]

Nay; use a torque wrench. Every time I've ever had new tires or a rotation done by a shop the grease-monkeys have grossly overtightened the lug nuts. I've broken a wrench trying to get a lug nut off before, and it's almost certainly because the doofus who tightened it at the shop used a torque stick.

Seems like it can also depend on the driver used and the user.  I watched this last night...the guy found that using his Milwaukee mid-torque impact would result in overtightening, but the high-torque impact gave accurate (enough) torque with the sticks.  I use a torque wrench but was just curious if anyone here has used them. 

https://youtu.be/6ccxHCwnQPY

[Soup DeVille]

True, but he figured it was better than a wheel falling off and getting sued.

Yep.

[AutobahnSHO]

Seems like it can also depend on the driver used and the user.  I watched this last night...the guy found that using his Milwaukee mid-torque impact would result in overtightening, but the high-torque impact gave accurate (enough) torque with the sticks.  I use a torque wrench but was just curious if anyone here has used them. 

https://youtu.be/6ccxHCwnQPY

I have used them, easier than torque wrenches when you already have an air wrench at hand.

[CaminoRacer]

If I'm using a torque wrench, it's because I want it to be exactly that torque rating. I don't trust sticks.

[RomanChariot]

Putting a torque wrench on a second time doesn't do anything for an already overtorqued nut.

That is true. Both techs use a torque wrench so the 2nd tech is just doing a quality check to make sure the 1st tech didn't missing any of the nuts.

[68_427]

[Soup DeVille]

What tomfoolery is this?

[MX793]

Where am I supposed to put my groceries or camping gear?

[CaminoRacer]

What tomfoolery is this?

C6 wagon