Originally Posted by
onehundred80
To those that may be new to working on cars I do not think that the use of torque wrenches should be suggested as tools to remove bolts.
Torque wrenches are instruments and not tools meant to apply brute force.
I used a ratchet with the torx when removing the pulley. Once removed, I grabbed the torque wrench and set it to 80 ft lbs and attached the torx. I then turned the nut using the Kobalt ratchet until the torque wrench clicked. I think it was done properly.
As for removing nuts with a torque wrench, I've read it's perfectly fine as long as you don't exceed the maximum setting on the wrench. For example, if it takes 150 ft lbs to remove a nut, but the wrench only reads to 100 ft lbs - you could damage the wrench. Otherwise it's perfectly fine.
Regardless, to each his on, but thanks for the heads-up. I know you mean well.