Workshops that use Torque Wrench?

[Eyke]

Besides Stamford, which other workshops use torque wrench?

 

Looking for a workshop to do tyre rotation and installation of rotors and pads...

[Nothingtodo]

I tot most workshops uses torque wrenches?

[Yeobh]

99.9% of the HDB auto and tyre shops don't have them.

[Elfenstar]

why do u need a torque wrench for tyre rotation and pad and rotor change???

[Eyke]

before you rotate & change rotors/pads, must take off wheels, then put them back afterwards right?

 

and to put wheels back must tighten lug nuts, correct?

[Kb27]

It's hard to find a workshop that used torque wrench.

I bought a torque wrench and re-torque the lug nuts after I sent it for tyre balancing and rotation.

Workshop always over-tightened as in kiasu.

[Eyke]

don't you find that a bit too late?

 

if they strip the threads by over-tightening, then anything you do afterwards won't help.

[Ah_liang]

Most workshop using compressed air wrenches, it should be good enough.

[Sony]

hankook at Toh Guan.

 

 

The supervisor instruct the guys to use that during my rotation due to my rims.

 

If I remember correctly, if you are having hankook tyres, it's 15 plus N2 topup for rotation, otherwise it's 30.

 

anyway, you can give them a call. they have quite a lot of branch all over s'pore

[Sony]

not really. beside the issue of possible over tightening, the air wrenches also vibrate and might damage the rim..

 

you wouldn't want such minor damage on expensive rim

[Sony]

you shd have brought the torque wrench to the workshop and ask them to use it.

 

What's the point after damage have been done?

[Garlic]

Automotive Technology @ 3 International Road.

 

The mech there tightened the my wheel nuts by hand and then torque loaded each individual one with a torque wrench.

 

The wheel hubs were also cleaned of rust with a steel brush before being repainted.

 

They provide free rotation every 10K with every set of tyres purchased.

 

Great service and workmanship.

[Garlic]

[Elfenstar]

So you just want a workshop that hand tightens via a socket wrench right? Beacuse those that use a pneumatic impact wrench tend to over tighten???

[Elfenstar]

The problem with pneumatic impact wrenches is that very few workshops are willing to pay double the price for one that that has variable torque settings. And for those that do, most are too lazy, not to mention most only use the standard long sockets instead of the proper lugnut sockets. What happens is that the nuts get over tightened which in the long run can lead to the bolt snapping. The easiest way should be using the variable impact wrench at its lowest setting and thereafter tighten by hand.

[Kb27]

Right, it's a bit too late, but better late than never.

 

I do the balancing/rotation in JB and always forget to bring the torque wrench.

 

The fully handtight method turns out to be around 110 to 120 ft-lb according to my torque wrench. My car manual specifies 60~80 ft-lb.

 

That's how much overtighten it can get.

Edited November 15, 2007 by Kb27

[Yeobh]

The airwrench with standard lug nut socket may sometimes scratch the alum rims. Hardly ever come across any tyre shops using special lug nut sockets designed specially for use on alum rims.

[Sony]

That's why they use hand coz they know the airwrench cannot make it