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Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang
You can even skip the impact wrench and just go with the torque wrench. It really doesn't require more than a one-handed pull to loosen or tighten fully, and once slightly loose, you can take the socket off and hand-loosen or tighten to speed things up. The impact wrench will do it slightly quicker (and you get to feel like a pit crew - ta-ta-ta-ta-vrooooooo), but since you should manually tighten with a torque wrench anyway, the impact wrench is an extra bonus. My impact wrench is also an el cheapo air version, and my compressor isn't overly large, so that could explain why I don't bother with the impact wrench.
They've got sales on torque wrenches all of the time, like this bad boy: http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/ma...-0588562p.html
Very similar to what I have. $65 on sale from $144. I'm sure that there are cheaper out there and would do the job as well. Then buy a cheap deep socket set, and you're ready to roll.
Pylon is right - it is the way to go. My father-in-law is even a mechanic, and I can pull up to his garage any time and have them swapped. But loading them into the car, driving over there during business hours, driving back, loading the other ones out, etc. is takes much longer than just doing them myself. Just put the hockey game on the radio and you'll be done in no time. |
Yup, I would also recommend skipping the hassle of an impact wrench and just getting a breaker bar. I think a torque wrench is essential though, as I used to German torque it before getting one, and it was a pain to get the tires off after because I way over torqued it. They are both on sale at Can Tire all the time. Don't ever buy it at full price, as they're a rip off full price. Breaker bars usually go for 10 bucks, and a good torque wrench for 50 to 60 dollars when on sale.