I was torqueing down my plugs, and one of them snapped in half and now the metal part of the plug is stuck in the socket still. They are NGK 97968 plugs.
Spark Plug broke in half, thread stuck in socket still.
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I have a buddy who has a torque wrench that looks IDENTICAL to the one in the pic. He had a problem overtightening bolts that only needed 25lb ft for the reason I stated above. 17 would be much worse to "feel" because at 25 it still does not "click" but you can "feel" when it hits it.
Trick is to do it SLOWLY otherwise it clicks (stupid softly) and you continue tightening.
Other people just do not understand how a torque wrench works. I met a guy who thought the wrench would just stop on its own when desired torque was reached.
Trick is to do it SLOWLY otherwise it clicks (stupid softly) and you continue tightening.
Other people just do not understand how a torque wrench works. I met a guy who thought the wrench would just stop on its own when desired torque was reached.
Yeah i was waiting for a click. I'm buying a digital torque wrench cause this one is meant for higher torque.I have a buddy who has a torque wrench that looks IDENTICAL to the one in the pic. He had a problem overtightening bolts that only needed 25lb ft for the reason I stated above. 17 would be much worse to "feel" because at 25 it still does not "click" but you can "feel" when it hits it.
Trick is to do it SLOWLY otherwise it clicks (stupid softly) and you continue tightening.
Other people just do not understand how a torque wrench works. I met a guy who thought the wrench would just stop on its own when desired torque was reached.
You can still have the same problem so be careful with that.
Unless you buy the one that beeps or something
I hear you, it seems like their should be some other factor at play. I wonder how much torque it would take to do that to a good plug?
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