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Old 03-18-2010, 06:54 PM   #15
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Re: THE PHOENIX Lives AGAIN ! - It's Alive, It's Alive !

Metro Mighty Mouse -
"The bolts you purchased are not likely to break unless they are over torqued,..."

Given that the Manual says to torque them to 54 ft lbs, what would you GUESS that they would
break at - in ft lbs - were one to go to the limit ?

I'm asking just for the grins of it.

The bolts go into the Aluminum Block - Yes ?

Would the Aluminum threads strip out first ?

If I retorque the Hardened Steel Bolts, I would set the Torque Wrench
to the 54 ft lbs specified and turn until I get the click and stop there.

I plan to watch for the estimated degrees the wrench turns - should
the Bolts tighten further at that time - and report it here just for FYI.

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