Changed my mind about impact gun extensions after a talk with my buddy

My buddy Mike at the shop convinced me last week that my wobble extension was the reason I kept stripping lugnuts on Ford trucks. He said 'you're fighting angle loss and it's killing your torque transfer' which hit different because I've messed up 3 wheels in 2 months. I always thought wobbles were fine for everything but now I'm switching to a solid extension for deep sockets. Anyone else have a tool habit they had to unlearn after someone called them out on it?

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nancy82414d ago

Tried using an impact gun on my own car once. Forgot to tighten the lug nuts. Wheel fell off at a stop sign. Real smooth move. So yeah, I get the whole "unlearning bad habits" thing. Now I double check everything like a paranoid maniac.

kaip1114d ago

Can't believe it actually came off, @nancy824, that's a wild story to tell.