Re: Overtorqued head on Super M

Posted by buck on December 17, 2003 at 15:58:03 from (209.240.205.63):

In Reply to: Overtorqued head on Super M posted by Tim Malin on December 17, 2003 at 12:16:02:

Well for gereral feed store talk lets have a look at what you actually did. How big are the head bolts(shaft not head). How long was the wrench and cheater used to tighten the bolts with from the bolt to your hand and how much pressure in pounds do you think you used during the tightening. Keep in mind that it is much easier to pick up a 100 pound anvil than a 100 pound sack of sweet feed. During the tightening did you feel any give or weakening in the bolts as if they were going to break or strip threads.What you have done has been done many times before with good results and also many head bolts have been tightened with the best of torque wrenches with bad results. If you are no stranger to nuts and bolts I would be willing to bet that your head bolts are not too tight but too loose. Your method can easily be checked by putting a like bolt and nut in your vice,tighten as you did on your tractor head and then check with a torque wrench. All this said sequence is as important as a few pounds one way or the other on the bolt torque. Lay your worries aside I think you did a good job.

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