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Re: valve cover gasket oil leak
Gord Beaman, 2/20/2006,11:14:58 AM, wrote:
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> "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Gord Beaman, 2/19/2006,10:33:31 PM, wrote:
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> >> "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
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> >> > Any idea what the torque should be for the bolts?
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> >> Maybe Newfie tight?...(as tight as possible plus a half turn) :)[/color]
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> > That sounds awfully tight. We don't even put that much torque into
> > airplane bolts.[/color]
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> Yer kidding me right?[/color]
Here's an example:
A 10-32 bolt in tension gets tightened to 40 lbs/sq in.
That's not as tight as possible plus an extra half turn. It's more
like snug plus another turn. However we use nuts with nylon inserts or
helicoil nuts where there is now way to use a nut.
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