[GH85Carrera]

Back in the early 80s I was trying to remove the axle nut on my 914 and put a pipe on the end of my Sears breaker bar. It just broke right at the 1/2 socket connector. So I drove over to the local Sears, swapped it fro free, and broke the new one the same way. I went to a different Sears, and got another one for free, and then to a local tool supply place and got a bigger breaker bar that was longer, and it just broke the socket. I gave up and took it to a local shop that had impact equipment, and it zipped right off.

Now I have the proper tools myself. When did my rear wheel bearing on my 911 it torques to some crazy number like 360 pound feet, and I don't remember the actual number, but more than 300 lb ft.
Now I have a 3 foot long 3/4 drive and socket for that axle nut. I did the math, and brought the bathroom scale out to the garage, pushed down on the end of it (3 feet out) and when the scale showed I had the proper force on the nut, I stopped.

Then I drove the car to a local truck repair shop with the socket in hand. I walked up to the mechanics bay with the nut and a $20 bill in hand. I asked if someone with a large torque wrench would torque two nuts to 360 and earn 20 bucks. One guy walked over with the torque wrench in hand. Done in seconds, and we were both happy.