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      12-23-2017, 10:54 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by //MMachine View Post
Spec says 101 ft lbs of torque for lug bolts. I used a DeWalt DW292 (rated at 325 ft lbs) and could not budge any bolts loose. By my calculations the 6 ft breaker bar with about 60 to 75 lbs to break loose was 360 to 450 ft lbs. That's about 4 x over what spec is! ... That's just plain careless! I guess I should have my rotors inspected for damage.

I checked your math, your retention of high school physics math is both impressive and sound.

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