| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,836 | Possibly the same material and/or grade of bolt- - - -the length and amount of stretch at the specified torque would probably be different. I can recall racing connecting rod bolts that came from the manufacturer with a "stretch" specification instead of a specific torque number. We would glue a small ball bearing into center-drilled holes on both ends of the bolt and tighten them until the specified amount of stretch could be measured with a micrometer. Some of them were 7/16" fine thread, and required 90+ ft/lbs of torque. Jerry
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