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Maybe a
less expensive knockoff would work for occasional use?

Maybe
not?

Look
here.

[Kirby]

Tim: Won’t that tool you provided the link to mark up the aluminum wheels? Look like the tool has an arm that rests on the wheel.

[glen]

To the
best of my knowledge, it works the same way as the X12 wrench that
joelselman was looking for.

They are
heavy and a bit unwieldy, but they do work.

The leg
of the wrench has to rest against something for it to work. Most
times you can rest the “side” of the leg against an adjacent lug
stud or lug nut. Yes, part of the wrench rests against the wheel and
could scratch it but, I use a well padded rag wrapped and taped to
the leg that would ordinarily touch the wheel and have had no
problems.

[John]

I have an X-12. It is heavy, cumbersome, and nowhere near as easy to use as a 1″ impact wrench.

But it is how I torque my wheels. I have no clue what the torque is on an impact wrench because the tightening force varies, but with the X-12 and a 1/2″ drive torque wrench set to 45 foot pounds (assuming a loss of force through the gears) I’m confident I am close to the 450 ft/lbs consistently.

One leg has the socket on it, and the other leg as stated goes over an adjacent nut or stud. I use a plastic wheel protector as I do on my impact wrench.

[Fred]

Am I correct to infer from this discussion that the X-12 device multiplies the force by a factor of 12? I getting this correctly?

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Yes, but when I bought mine about 26 years ago I was told to compensate for the drag of the internal gears I should assume for purposes of setting the right torque to use 1/10th the value instead of 1/12th.

I have no idea if that is accurate, nor did I have a means of checking, but that is what I have been doing.

[John]

You can find them. I trolled eBay about a year ago and finally found a used one for $100. But a friend just bought a “knock off” on Craigslist for $25. The guy selling it didn’t know what it was!

[Harry]

The Wurth Nut Buddy is fairly popular with our antique truck enthusiasts. We have one but have not had occasion to use it.

http://www.shopwurthusa.com/wurthstorefront/Tools/Hand-Tools/Service-Tools/WURTH-NUT-BUDDY/p/071415000

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Michael, really like your coach picture..

Gil

[Kit]

I don’t know how it got to be a bus. I couldn’t find a pic of our Wanderlodge so I had a pic of our custom tractor. It sure is pretty, but I didn’t choose it.

I’d guess that an admin had to change it.

[Chuck]

We didn’t do it and have sent it to our web guy…

[Dick]

I updated the profile pic. It said none selected when I went to do it. Maybe it will mine now.

Kim

[Bill]

Looks like a nice Pete!

[Fred F.]

Whoops, I lost my coach, I guest I’ll be driving a Pete now?.. Nice truck

Gil

[Deleted User]

GQ & Truckdobe,

I don’t know what you have going on with the Avatars, I just changed each of yours and they are not duplicates. So e-mail me with whatever photo you want to use in your profile and I’ll change them.

tom@prevostcommunity. com

You boy’s wouldn’t be pulling our chain would you?