Originally Posted by ben47
I’m not being argumentative here, but you don’t paint a pretty picture of Chrysler techs in your area. That’s a pretty far fetched statement you made concerning their use of a torque wrench. Any mechanic has that knowledge way before they even graduate from tech school.
Ben, I will have to disagree with you on that point. Take something as simple as tire rotation: When is the last time you've seen a tech break out a torque wrench to put the tires back on? The owner's manual specifies 81 ft/lb of torque. I'll be willing to wager that if you were to check the torque on your lug nuts they wouldn't even be close. I'll bet your oil filter cap is on too tight as well.
I'm not trying to bash the junior mechanics, but its simply a question of time because these guys get paid by the job. They don't want to waste the time breaking out the technical manual to look up the proper torque value. They just fire-up the ol' impact wrench and torque those bolts to "tight" +- 10 ft/lbs.