Torquing Teleflex helm

bond-o said:

Well,........ I'd probably do the job with My Educated Elbow,........
The Reasoning for the Even Torque is so the Helm doesn't get Twisted, or Deformed in the process....... This would cause Binding of it's Works.......

I'd just Go Easy,+ Go Slow.........
Total Torque comes out to about 20ft.lbs..........
And, that ain't very Tight.....
That would translate to Just Snug with My Elbow........

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Mark42 said:

If a bolt is to be tightened to 20 ft lbs, that is the same as hanging a 20 lb weight on the end of a 1 foot long socket wrench and letting gravity tighten it. So, like it was stated earlier, its not very tight.

Here is an idea: put your hand on a bathroom scale. push on it until it registers 20 lbs. That gives you an idea of how hard you will have to push on your socket wrench to tighten it to 20 fl/lbs if the socket wrench is 1 foot long. Push harder if your socket wrench is only 8 to 10 inches.

I agree the best idea is to just tighten the nuts evenly until snug.

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