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Old 07-27-2009, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton View Post
They do exist and they are used with an impact gun to limit the torque. In your original post, I believe the confusion was due to the thought that the mechanic would use them with a ratchet wrench and not an impact gun.

I did find a set and it seems that mechanics that use them arent very good since that they cant take the extra few minutes after using a torque stick to use a torque wrench to see if they are in spec. Any skilled mechanic ive been around or worked with never used them since they didnt have to.
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