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Originally Posted by pylon
Noooooooooo!
If you hate your torque wrench maybe.
You never want to use a torque wrench as a breaker. Especially a good quality one. Unless you don't mind sending it in for recalibration. I have a MAC torque wrench which I am embarrassed to say what it cost, but they are definitely not designed to break off lug nuts. Torque wrenches should on be used one direction, and that is left to right.
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Well damn. Don't I feel silly now. I thought that torque wrenches were a little more versatile / a little less sensitive. Luckily, Canadian Tire has a breaker bar on sale for $20.
Hopefully I haven't buggered mine up too badly, although none of the nuts I have removed with it were ever particularly tight.
Thanks for the advice. Rookie mistake on my part. I'm changing my dad's wheels over this weekend, so I'll make sure I'm better equipped by then.