Torque wrench click was lying to me for 2 years

I kept snapping wheel studs on the passenger side of my F-150. Took me until last Tuesday to realize I was holding the torque wrench wrong. I was gripping the handle near the head and pushing sideways instead of pulling straight. Borrowed my buddy's digital wrench from his shop in Akron and the difference was 18 ft-lbs off. Has anyone else had a torque wrench lie to them because of bad grip technique?

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james_butler1mo ago

Wait, you're telling me I could've been holding my torque wrench like a caveman this whole time and blaming my truck for it? Bro, I once stripped a lug nut so bad I had to call my dad, and he took one look at me and said I was "using it like a jack handle" without even touching the tool.