The first step in attaching a wheel to a vehicle is to start the hardware by hand, making sure the bolts go on smoothly and evenly. After that, an impact wrench fitted with an impact torque stick can ...

Milwaukee Tool’s M18 Fuel ½-inch Extendable Anvil Controlled Torque Impact Wrench with One-Key is engineered to provide controlled torque output for fastening and up to 1,100 ft.-lbs. of nut-busting ...

Q. When they rotate my wheels, they use a “torque stick” attached to an impact wrench and tell me that I have been tightened to 100 foot-pounds. If I try to remove a nut with a cross wrench, I can’t ...

Q. What is the difference between a torque stick and a torque wrench? Are the bending beam torque wrenches fairly accurate? Q.G., Naperville A. Torque sticks look like extensions placed between the ...

Does the average mechanic need a high-torque impact wrench? No. With how far cordless tools have come, a mid-torque or even a compact impact wrench is likely enough for 95 percent of the situations ...

In an article I wrote several years ago about impact driver torque, I resolutely decided that the trend of increasingly higher impact driver torque was overkill. Now wiser (and older), I’ve changed my ...

Because of its ability to quickly and effectively loosen or tighten different fasteners, an impact wrench is a practical and effective power tool. Capable of providing high torque, impact wrenches are ...

There are two basic problems many torque wrenches struggle with. Knowing for sure you’ve got the torque you want and low-quality bits that can strip bolts. The Topeak Torq Stick solves both problems ...