When the manual says torque 175, does it mean 175 on the indicator? I couldn't find the torque wrench with the needle indicator, so I borrowed one from the parts store. The borrowed one has a complex indicator. I tightened the bolts to with the ratchet, then put the torque wrench on the first one. I'm sure I was over 100, when the torque wrench broke--in 2 places. This is very surprising, because it's a short, stubby tool. It broke with the 1/2" end in the socket, and in the shaft itself. I fell backward, but at least didn't damage anything.
This wasn't Husky junk that breaks when you look at it; this was supposed to be a quality tool. Or, maybe I wasn't using it properly. The force exerted was only with one arm, and I didn't think it was excessive, or sufficient to break a 1/2" wrench. I didn't have a pipe on the wrench, either.
These are new bolts, not rusty or anything like that. I tightened the other 3 bolts with the ratchet wrench to an approximation of the same tightness, but I'm not sure I want to drive my truck as it is, so I'll have to get another torque wrench.