Need some pro advise....

[JMBT]

Thanks Starlight: yes it is very weird to me too. Not my first rodeo and I have never seen the likes of this either. The wrench I used at my brother’s the other day is old and cheap, so it could be the culprit. I bought a replacement for it today. Strangely though it actually felt like much more then 129 ft/lbs when I torqued the first time. I was leaning over the front bumper in a awkward position, and it was a short wrench to boot. I felt like I was going to blow my arse out to get the 129 ft/lb click. So odd I checked and double checked the wrench multiple times to assure it hadn’t slipped to a higher setting, but it was dead on 129.