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Article: It's time to take air pressure seriously; Technology, legal liability signal need for more accurate gauges.(Automotive Service)
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- Tire Business
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- January 17, 2005
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Byline: Dan Marinucci
Progressive tire dealers should embrace state-of-the-art tire pressure gauges. Simply put, it's time to take air pressure measurement as seriously as wheel nut torque.
Good dealers don't guess at wheel nut tightness anymore. Nor do they assume that an otherwise-reliable air wrench will automatically deliver the desired torque. Instead, they measure lug nut tightness with the proper measuring tool: an accurate torque wrench. Upgrading their wheel-installation procedure amounted to a relatively modest investment in time and tools.
But this improved procedure also meant a monumental increase in professionalism as well as a ...