My post was directed at the op.
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I don't worry a bit about 5 ft lbs.
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I don't either... especially after watching the guys on the tech line get the wrench to click and continue to rotate the nut ...
All a click wrench tells you is that you have satisfied the torque requirement...
The wrench click will never tell you a fastener is tensioned to near failure. You could for example, torque a lug nut to say 500 ft/lbs... and "check" the torque with a click wrench set at 95 ft/lbs and everything would be peachy... The wheel stud may is probably about to fail... but the click wrench says its ok..
Glad I can self tech and not have the techies turn the lug nuts a quarter turn past the required torque..
Every time I change wheels.... or check or bleed brakes.. I do the following when I put the wheel back on...
rattle the lug nuts up with my impact until the nut turns maybe a quarter turn after it snugs up..
Lower the wheel onto the ground, and finish tensioning the wheel stud using the torque wrench @ 95 ft/lbs... if I wasn't distracted while using the impact.. the nut just starts to rotate then the wrench clicks..
LOL hows that for going off on a tangent...