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Originally posted by spiff
One other small note: You should never use a torque wrench to loosen a nut. It's only meant for tightening. Always use a normal wrench or even better a breaker bar....
Ok, I'm new to this, why? If the nut is supposed to be torqued to 50#, can't I set the torque wrench to say 75# to undo it?
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