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 Re: Which torque do you fix the screws
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Joined: Feb 2004
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Torque isn't terribly important on bolts like those, but here's a simple procedure. Tighten the bolt until all the looseness is taken up (no gap visible between the bolt and the cover) then turn the bolt head 1/6 to 1/4 turn tighter to compress the gasket slightly and prevent the bolt from loosening. Overtightening a bolt on a sheet metal cover can distort the cover and/or damage the gasket. You could also use a drop of a thread locker such as Loctite (blue color, not red) on the threads.
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Re: Which torque do you fix the screws
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Joined: Oct 2009
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Shop Shark
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Ok, thank you for your answer.
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Re: Which torque do you fix the screws
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Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 308
Shop Shark
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When I tighten this type of bolt I never use two hands on a ratchet wrench. I grip the ratchet mechanism in my palm with the ratchet head under my thumb and forefinger, that way the only leverage is the length of my palm from the forefinger to the little finger. I find it easier to limit the amount of torque this way.
Harold Wilson
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Re: Which torque do you fix the screws
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Joined: Mar 2019
Posts: 64
Wrench Fetcher
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I agree that you can easily over-torque a joint like this. The techniques described to achieve proper bolt tension are good practices.
The other practice I follow is to tighten bolts evenly in a crisscross or "X" pattern for a cover like this.
Rusty
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Re: Which torque do you fix the screws
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Joined: May 2015
Posts: 3,187
Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums
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What?? You don't torque them till they break and then back off a half turn? 
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Re: Which torque do you fix the screws
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Joined: May 2015
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Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums
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If you're talking about the wheel bearing adjusting nut, there's no torque spec for that. What you do is tighten it (the service manual just says "tight") while turning the wheel hub, then back it off by 45 degrees. Be sure the wheel hub turns freely by hand. Then install the lock nut and secure it by bending a tang.
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Re: Which torque do you fix the screws
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Joined: Oct 2009
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Thanks for your answer.
Wolfgang
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