Can I torque my wheels with an impact?

Here's what I use. $225

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What’s the deal about torquing the lug nuts all of a sudden. My 3/4 and 1” gun have always done the job. Being doing it for decades and NEVER had a lug nut come off. One can tell if your using a weak gun, if so, fix it or replace it. Geez…….

 

Probably partly related to the new aluminum wheels on everything, but there's a thing called torque to yield. You probably don't want that holding on your wheels.

 

Pop quiz; Do any of you younglins and/or newbies know what this tool is for ?

 

Only reason I started using a torque wrench was because I switched to and electric gun and I bought a huge torque wrench for a rebuild.
Otherwise I'd never torqued wheels or seen anyone else torque wheels. Even at dozens of tire shops.

 

That looks like a lot of work, is what it looks like.

Got a flat on my pickup a few weeks ago. Sucker went down fast. I realized I’m outta shape and was kicking myself for not having my cordless impact with me. Sad it was……

 

I'm a long way from being a newbie but I know exactly what that is. I wish I didn't. We have one, sometimes two, in every rig.

 

The picture needs to include a jack stand, a 5ft cheater pipe, a can of PB, a hammer, and a map gas torch.

 

Liability these days.

Transport Truck Wheel Separations On The Rise In Ontario | OTD Legal

 

I used this same tool to bust the inner and outer studs/nuts on my own on 2 axles when I did my brakes back in the 80’s. No torch, just a rod and breaker bar. My point is, I had to tighten everything back up the same way and never had a lug nut get loose. I even remember one day I had to get a flat fixed and there 1” gun had a hard time trying to break the lug nuts off. So again, “Torquing” what ? Btw, a few years after that episode, I had enough money to go buy an air compressor and air tools.