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Quote from: John_Kunkel on July 20, 2025, 02:23:16 PM3/8" is 13-15ft-lbs. I am so used to the torque wrench clicking when it gets tight. Then going back to car engines, the bolt gets tight, then I have to keep turning and turning. I have this sinking feeling as the bolt stretches, about to snap at any second.Quote from: Kern Dog on July 19, 2025, 08:23:50 PMThe intake bolts are 3/8". Rod nuts get torqued to 45 ft lbs so the intake torque is not a problem. How do you strip cast iron with only 40 ft lbs?
Rod nuts/bolts are alloy steel, usually equivalent to Grade 8. Intake bolts are usually Grade 5 and cast iron is, well it's cast iron and the area where the threads are isn't very thick. In addition, intake bolts are more likely to have been installed, removed and reinstalled numerous times (shucks, some of mine maybe a dozen or more times) and each cycle increases the chance of stripping the threads...especially on non-dry threads.
Most universal torque charts will show the torque on a 3/8"-16 fastener at 30-35 ft. lbs. on dry threads
Quote from: b5blue on July 12, 2025, 07:29:08 AMI had the same issue till I checked tire pressure. (I have a wheel similar to a "Tuff" wheel.)
Quote from: Kern Dog on July 19, 2025, 08:23:50 PMThe intake bolts are 3/8". Rod nuts get torqued to 45 ft lbs so the intake torque is not a problem. How do you strip cast iron with only 40 ft lbs?
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