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      08-21-2016, 11:25 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by ThunderMoose View Post
I think every two years is reasonable. I see some folks checking torque before every session. In my experience my lugs stay properly torqued through the weekend, so I only check in the morning. I think constantly torquing these fellas leads to early failure. YMMV.
Exactly. There's an art to using a torque wrench. Putting your full weight on the torque wrench when you're just checking torque will certainly shorten the life of your studs. I see so many do that.

Just takes a light pull to get a click. Once the fastener turns...you're adding torque.
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