Re: OK to Over-torque Head Nuts?

Posted by txgrn on July 08, 2005 at 04:48:53 from (209.151.113.182):

In Reply to: Re: OK to Over-torque Head Nuts? posted by Hoosier JD on July 06, 2005 at 18:17:17:

Torque is merely the pressure applied to overcome the resistance to rotation. If you slick em up, you just reduced the friction so you can apply more actual torque for the same amount of pressure applied.

I doubt that over tightening due to your oil would hurt any thing. I usually do as you do and never had a problem. But I have no idea what the difference between a new engine torqued dry and an old engine with the threads lubed up would be. Besides, how do we know that the machine bolts that are used at the mfgr. don't have a little oil on them to help keep them from rustin or as a result to their mfgr. process.

I guess you didn't break any bolts and I guess it hasn't blown up so I guess you are good to go....lotta guessin. Grin,

Mark

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