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Originally Posted by Jules
At least we can all be Thankful the BODGE MONKEYS don't work on Aircraft!!
I see this time and time again.
But on the subject of Torque wrenches.
Not every bolt can be accessed by such a tool within the engine bay, so one has to relay on good old fashioned skill & "feel"
The other risk of torque settings is they can be mis-read
(either from the document or on the instrument itself)
It still comes down to common sense.
Most torque wrenches have long handles so there's a lots of leverage if the wrong setting is entered.
I have my own chart in the workshop with general thread sizes.
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M5 M6 M8 & M10 typical settings just as a double check with specific sharts.
For instance you wouldn't torque an M5 thread up to 45 lb/ft so a quick cross reference points this out!
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and you need to recheck torque setting after the bolts in question have become hot and then cooled due to engine temp.....as you already know esp the head bolts..etc......the reason that saab had trouble with hg on the 95 was wrong torqe setting on one bolt as i came to see when my saabs hg went and this was a factory error...