NEVER use a torque wrench to remove a bolt or nut.
Torque wrenches are for tightening ONLY.

The bolt on the front hub will come off with a standard socket & breaker bar (not a ratchet)

 

Why not ??

I have always used my torque wherch to remove the nuts and never had any issues.

 

Just recieved and put on my winter set up from tirerack last night. For my 05 coupe, the front wheel bolt you need to take off is 12mm. You can use your torque wrench if you want, it was easy to take off.

 

Oh, and if you've ever changed to a spare tire, its the same thing. Did it in the snow yesterday, and the only trouble was that my floor jack wouldnt fit very well on the jack points under the car so I had to use the car's jack, and the OEM wheel locks are a pain in the *** to line up with the socket that fits them.

 

whs^^^ The torque wrench is only to be used for tightening fastners, the ratchet type click torque wrenches can be set in either direction to enable you to tighten both right-hand and left-hand threaded fasteners. You set the torque to the required setting and when you are tightening the fastener with a steady force (don't jerk it) and it clicks, do not tighten any further you have then reached your torque setting.

When you tighten the lug nuts on your car torque the lug nuts in a proper torque sequence in lower increments untill you reach your final torque. The torque setting for your lug nuts will probably be 80-85 FT-LBS (it will say in your manual)
You can use the OEM jack if you are cautious, make sure you chock the wheel opposite the one you are changing. It is better and safer to use a hydraulic floor jack if you can.

 

The issue is you can mess up the calibration.
Think of a torque wrench as a calibrated instrument, not just a wrench.

Also ...
SOP, after using it; return the setting to the lower end of the scale
& store in it's case.

This way a decent TW will stay calibrated for years.