Jerry speaks the truth about exceeding the torque on bolts anywhere.
Different class bolt ratings are there for a reason. Once they are stretched beyond the specks, the damage is done and can’t be reversed.
As a Maintenance Machinist in the Nuke industry, we were trained with live demonstrations, on how bolting will premature fail, if over torqued just one time.
Ever wonder why combo wrenches are shorter for smaller bolts?
You guessed it, to keep you from over torquing that size bolt.
Just Hand tight by a normal person will get it closes to the proper torque.
Don
