Swore I'd never torque by feel until an old A&P in Tulsa watched me snap a bolt and just said 'put the wrench down'

Tara Price · 2026-09-25T14:55:03.582726+00:00

Five months ago I was doing a gear door actuator on a King Air and my 1/4 drive deflected so bad I never felt the click, and after he walked me through a two finger pull with a beam wrench I've used one on every small fastener since, so what's the one shortcut you finally gave up on?

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Swore I'd never torque by feel until an old A&P in Tulsa watched me snap a bolt and just said 'put the wrench down' | Aircraft Mechanics - Talk Freely