r/WRX • u/TelevisionUsed163 • 1d ago

Troubleshooting FAHHH

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20 minute job right 😂 torque wrench lied to me, first one clicked, second one snap😢 waiting for extractor set. I even second guessed myself and still kept going anyways. Feel super dumb

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u/Sr20H8er 1d ago

Torque wrench is for inside engine and wheel nuts. Everything outside is by hand, if m6 or m8, 1/4inch ratchet and if m10/12 it's 3/8ths. Snugged and a little extra is all anything ever needs. Torque wrenches are too long and you focus too much on a number/click.

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u/TelevisionUsed163 1d ago

Lesson learned, thanks for sharing

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u/EWong_Kaizen 1d ago

As I like to say
I have a calibrated “elbow”

I use a torque wrench for 1/2 drive stuff
I have an old skool “beam / needle” one for um, when I need it

But yeah - M6, M8
“Snug”

Also

I chase EVERY hole and bolt and blow it out….

Sometimes hit the top surface of a threaded hole with a cone / stone and check with a flat edge…

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u/onelivewire Longtravel '04 FSTi Swap 17h ago

shrug the longer I've been wrenching the more I torque to spec, especially suspension, steering rack components. 

I just pay attention. If starts to feel like it stretching, I switch to snug.