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Old 2007-06-12, 02:45 PM   #867
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Originally Posted by nKoan View Post
I've always wondered what would happen if you forgot your torque wrench.
The story dug up at NASIOC was that the guy was sold the wrong thread size lugs. So they went on, torqued properly (probably cross-threaded), but weren't really tight, so they all came flying off as soon as they were loaded.

Probably the same deal as Aaron's brake caliper fiasco from a while back.
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