PSA: I've been torquing lug nuts wrong for 8 years

Was working on a Cessna 172 last month and a senior guy walked over while I was using my torque wrench. He just watched for a sec and said 'you know you gotta pull smooth not jerky right?' Turns out I'd been yanking it in quick bursts instead of a steady pull. Checked five of my past jobs and every single one was under torqued by like 15-20 ft-lbs. Felt like a total idiot tbh. Anyone else learn a basic move wrong because nobody taught you proper? What was it?

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jason56211d ago

So you've been doing the torque wrench jerk for 8 years? That's a new dance move (not recommended for safety inspections).

rivera.susan11d ago

Ha yeah I'll admit I used to roll my eyes at the whole torque wrench thing. But after seeing some fails up close it finally clicked for me.