Jammed wheel nut

[D3badge]

5 hours ago, kobayashiGT said:

To change to a new wheel hub, it is not expensive expensive.

For safety purpose, i will suggest you to change. And if you are changing, just change all 4.

 

One of the reason why I don't really like tyres shop use impact wrench to secure the bolt.

Everytime I go southeast tyres, The mechanic there will use a torque wrench to help me tighten, which I am very appreciative with.

which one do you go to? Kaki Bukit or marine Terrace ? or both will use torque wrench 😁 thanks

[Gnahp]

1 hour ago, Kb27 said:

So it's like the clutch setting on a normal drill. It slips when it hit certain restriction. Great, but I can't afford anymore nice tool. 😁 

The only one I'm using regularly is the Milwaukee ratchet, when changing batteries, really can't do without it.

When I came upon an overtighten nut/bolt, I would use it at locked position and turn manually, using the length of the tool as leverage. Then I spin it out using the ratchet, kind of similar like what you're doing. For the reverse, I'd spin the nut back with the ratchet and manually tighten it further. Bcuz the nut on a battery holder don't use a lot of torque, I can roughly gauge how much more to tighten by hand.

yes, similar to the clutch but I think this one is using the brushless motor feedback and control electronically rather than the mechanical clutch slipping

for loosening, it will go max power in the beginning, once it detected the bolt starting to loosen, it slows down significantly and spin out the bolt in a controlled manner, automatically.

for tightening, it will spin the bolt until it hits the bottom and stop automatically even my finger in is pulling on the trigger

I haven't use my 1/4" extended ratchet yet but I can see it will be a very useful tool

[ER-3682]

@Beregond Hurry Tyre also used Torque Wrench[They bought from me],Hurry & South East Tyre are Relatives,Cousins.

[Gnahp]

@ER-3682  boss you sell torque wrench? I am looking for one that covers the range from 200Nm to 300Nm with 1/2" drive, preferably electronic 😁

[Kb27]

1 hour ago, Phang said:

yes, similar to the clutch but I think this one is using the brushless motor feedback and control electronically rather than the mechanical clutch slipping

for loosening, it will go max power in the beginning, once it detected the bolt starting to loosen, it slows down significantly and spin out the bolt in a controlled manner, automatically.

for tightening, it will spin the bolt until it hits the bottom and stop automatically even my finger in is pulling on the trigger

I haven't use my 1/4" extended ratchet yet but I can see it will be a very useful tool

During my van days, I wanted to build tools to change out a flat tyre quickly, bcuz I had bad experience. When I get a call-out for battery, then I found the tyre is flat, I can't move. I lose business. Usually at night or Sunday, when all the shops are closed.

So I bought a deWalt 300 ft/lb wrench. Sometimes it work to remove the wheel nuts, sometimes it doesn't and struggle, bcuz those nuts were tightened by a 400 lb gorilla at a tyre shop. So I was looking to "trade up" to bigger torque and it was getting quite expensive to get caught in a upward spiral of more "nut-busting" torque.

Finally, I found the cheaper solution is to get a 3 ft breaker bar. Just break the "lock" with the bar, and then spin out the nuts with my normal Milwaukee wrench.  And that's good enough.

[ER-3682]

@Phang Already PM you.

[kobayashiGT]

12 hours ago, Inlinefour said:

patching my bicycle 

 

you are right about their client...all dun play play one...

Maybe last time Lao Lee also his customer hor. 🤣

[t0y0ta]

11 hours ago, Phang said:

@ER-3682  boss you sell torque wrench? I am looking for one that covers the range from 200Nm to 300Nm with 1/2" drive, preferably electronic 😁

Actually you can easily buy good torque wrench from the branded global electronic components retailers online in SG (RSonline).

They have huge variety - even branded ones like Snap-ON. But good torque wrench is around 300bucks to 1+k. And torque wrenches are not universal. You need to buy different ones for different range of torque to be accurate. A torque wrench that can tighten your wheel cannot be used to tighten your spark plugs.

So it is not about getting the options to buy, it is about whether you willing to pay so much for something you may use once a year or less.

[Gnahp]

10 minutes ago, t0y0ta said:

Actually you can easily buy good torque wrench from the branded global electronic components retailers online in SG (RSonline).

They have huge variety - even branded ones like Snap-ON. But good torque wrench is around 300bucks to 1+k. And torque wrenches are not universal. You need to buy different ones for different range of torque to be accurate. A torque wrench that can tighten your wheel cannot be used to tighten your spark plugs.

So it is not about getting the options to buy, it is about whether you willing to pay so much for something you may use once a year or less.

thanks for the tips, I have 3 torque wrenches, covering from 6Nm to 200Nm

6Nm to 30Nm

10Nm to 50Nm

40Nm to 200Nm

I am planning to do some work that require torqueing up a crankshaft pulley bolt and axle nut to 210Nm and 220Nm, which is out of my current torque wrenches range, backside itchy wanted one that is up to 300Nm 😁

[Comage]

18 hours ago, Phang said:

I did tire rotation at home last week, it's hard work

I'll pay someone to do it if they do it properly 

You don't have jack stands? Proper 3-ton ones... 

If not, get a couple, plus a standard 2-ton small jack. 

I have done this until I can drop all 4 tyres in 12mins flat. Haha... 

[Volvobrick]

7 minutes ago, Phang said:

thanks for the tips, I have 3 torque wrenches, covering from 6Nm to 200Nm

6Nm to 30Nm

10Nm to 50Nm

40Nm to 200Nm

I am planning to do some work that require torqueing up a crankshaft pulley bolt and axle nut to 210Nm and 220Nm, which is out of my current torque wrenches range, backside itchy wanted one that is up to 300Nm 😁

I have 4 but only use the smallest one very often when maintaining my bicycles.  The largest one used once in a blue moon for wheel nuts only.  Never use the mid range one before!

 

[Gnahp]

 

7 minutes ago, Comage said:

You don't have jack stands? Proper 3-ton ones... 

If not, get a couple, plus a standard 2-ton small jack. 

I have done this until I can drop all 4 tyres in 12mins flat. Haha... 

yes, I have those

it is either the car got heavier, wheels got bigger or my age is catching up or both 😁

[Comage]

Shit, I didn't know so many MCF guys here own and use torque wrenches... 

I have one, but is a Chinese made that I bought for less than $100 from Lazada... Was wondering where I can go to re-calibrate the wrench. 

[Gnahp]

11 minutes ago, Volvobrick said:

I have 4 but only use the smallest one very often when maintaining my bicycles.  The largest one used once in a blue moon for wheel nuts only.  Never use the mid range one before!

 

same here, the small and big one got used the most

10Nm to 50Nm range usually non critical can agak agak by hand 😁

[Comage]

1 minute ago, Phang said:

 

yes, I have those

it is either the car got heavier, wheels got bigger or my age is catching up or both 😁

Hey I had an encounter once when jacking up my car, and I thought wtf why has it become so hard to jack up? I used to do it almost once a month when fixing up my wheels/brakes... 

Then I realised it was because my front struts were shot, and my car was riding much lower, hence my jack couldn't bring the car up to the normal height where I slot my jack stands in. 

Went to workshop to overhaul the front suspension... Lucky find I guess. 

[ER-3682]

@Comage

1 hour ago, Comage said:

Shit, I didn't know so many MCF guys here own and use torque wrenches... 

I have one, but is a Chinese made that I bought for less than $100 from Lazada... Was wondering where I can go to re-calibrate the wrench. 

No point Calibrate..costed $80.00..if not accurate..cannot even adjust for you.

[Beregond]

1 hour ago, Comage said:

Shit, I didn't know so many MCF guys here own and use torque wrenches... 

I have one, but is a Chinese made that I bought for less than $100 from Lazada... Was wondering where I can go to re-calibrate the wrench. 

Huh dun waste time n money.  No 1 go recalibrate torque wench 1. Esp for wheel nuts. 

My torque wench like 12 years already.  Brought 300+-long ago also never recalibrate even once 

[Yeobh]

Good practice is important, there will be no cross threads if the tyreman will to  wire bush the wheel hub stubs before screwing the lug nuts. Simple and effective.

Edited March 15, 2022 by Yeobh