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Re: can a fella just ball park the torque on rod c
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Posted by EZ on April 07, 2005 at 14:41:07 from (216.211.7.51):
In Reply to: can a fella just ball park the torque on rod caps posted by arod on April 07, 2005 at 12:41:37:
arod, I would put it like this: You may be able to get away with it. But, the specs. are there for a reason. One of the main reasons......most bolts come with a tensile strength (grade) meaning they are made for certain applications, and can be torqued up to, but not beyond a certain torque weight without breaking. . i.e. one bolt can be torqued up quite tight for it"s physical make-up, while another bolt of the same size but a softer material WILL BREAK OFF if tightened too tight. Torquing a bolt too tight WILL cause some stretching in the bolt which is not good as it weakens the bolt as it nears or exceeds it"s "graded torque value". This is precisely why you use a torque wrench in the first place, so as not to exceed the the intended torque and therefore render your poor little bolt useless. One does not really have to go into what could occur if not enough torque is applied. Do yourself a favor, if only for piece of mind, borrow, beg or steal a torque wrench for your rod cap job. You will be much happier in the end, plus you can stand with other shade tree mech"s and compare notes.
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