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Torque Sticks With Battery Impacts — Why They Don’t Work Together

Why you can’t use torque sticks with battery impacts Many auto techs use torque sticks to tighten lug nuts. Some use them correctly by calibrating their air impact, tightening the lug nuts to slightly below the final torque, and then using a hand-held torque wrench to reach the final torque. Other techs do it incorrectly by relying only on the torque stick alone. Still, others use a battery impact and a torque stick, not understanding that a battery impact operates differently than an air impact and should never be used … Read More