"The guy at Autozone" is your answer.
Do you think he has an automotive degree from an acredited school?
Do you think he's Master ASE certified?
Do you think he makes a living actualy fixing cars?
Therein lies the answer.
Misinformation spreads so rapidly from the misinformed.
If you plan to use a cheap torque wrench, you might as well not use one at all.
So... use a torque wrench, and use a good one. Any under $100 is a joke.
I've been a mechanic for a long time. I have the degree, I have the ASE papers, and I've yet to learn anything new or correct from "the parts dude" at a retail consumer oriented parts store.
Look for an ASE parts specialist at a professional warehouse distributer who supplies the local automotive shops.
Have you ever noticed that the pro repair shops DO NOT buy the parts they install and warranty from consumer grade parts stores?
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