Should the tire be on the ground when I remove the Lug Nuts with an Impact Wrench? If so, then do I remove all the lug nuts then jack the vehicle? That would seem odd. I'm accustomed to loosening them with a torque wrench but I'm getting old and decrepit and am going to buy an Impact Wrench. However, usually I loosen first, then jack the car, then finish taking the lug nuts off. Or, do I bypass all of that and remove the lug nuts with the car jacked up? -Mark
Should the tire be on the ground when I remove the Lug Nuts with an Impact Wrench?
No, it doesn't need to be.
Usually with an impact wrench you can remove the bolts with the tire off the ground. Assuming the nuts weren’t over tightened.
I would not recommend to use a torque wrench for loosening or tightening anything except at the end to torque nuts and bolts. I use regular breaker bar supplied with the car to loosen lug nuts and to tighten and then torque wrench at the end. I normally jack the wheel just a bit to take extra car weight off, loosen the nuts and then jack the wheel off the ground and take lug nuts off.
do I bypass all of that and remove the lug nuts with the car jacked up
that should work. try it and see
Enjoy the impact. That’s a really fun way to remove lug nuts
