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c/aircraft-mechanicswebb.xenawebb.xena5h agoProlific Poster

Appreciation post: the day I stopped guessing torque values on brake calipers

I was doing a brake job on a Cessna 172 at KAPA last spring, and I kept using the old 'good enough' method with a regular ratchet. Turned out I was overtorquing by almost 40 foot-pounds because my feel was way off. A senior mechanic watched me struggling and handed me a Snap-On torque wrench, and the difference was immediate. Has anyone else had a moment where a proper tool totally changed how you work on something you thought you had figured out?
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charles_henderson
Coulda just been your arm getting tired not the tool.
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