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  1. jimk

    Wheel Spacer/Adapter Fiasco

    Torque wrenchs need to be calibrated. A pal was having trouble with his 427chevy rebuild . Main bolts would strerch like puddy. My Beam T wrench showed his Snap-On clicker was ~100lb too high Not a spacer fan.U might pass for a light duty appl. Problems are things move...Wheels bear on a stud...
  2. jimk

    Wheel Spacer/Adapter Fiasco

    Not tightened at all or not enough. Nuts stretch studs. That is how things stay tight. You have to retorque an assy like that,maybe twice. U may need more T than called for with spacers.A little may be OK but too much may be unsafe for the stud size U have. Autos will have a retorqu spec for...
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