So I'm slowly swaying myself away from the impact wrench - based on the feedback here it may be overkill for twice a year changeovers.
Am I correct with this assessment: a breaker bar is essentially a torque wrench but without the fancy torque readings/adjustments? So a torque wrench set on the highest level of torque becomes, fort all intents and purposes, a simple breaker bar?
Is a torque wrench essential, or is a breaker bar all that one needs? Is "as tight as I can go" going to be safe, or is this not something that an amateur like me can properly gauge?
I guess I'm just trying to decide whether a good torque wrench can do the whole job, or whether I need to get a breaker bar for loosening. The factory wrenches that came with the car are a bit flimsy, and I'd rather just keep them in the spare tire compartments because the day I forget to put it back in is the day I'd get a flat.
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