Originally Posted by superlight17b
Torque is tight,too tight is broke.

As a kid I was hell with wrenches. I could always get "just a little more pull". Consequently, I stripped damn near every threaded shank on which I turned a nut.

My Dad told me:

Tight is tight. Once more than tight is broke.


If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
--Pat Parelli

American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
--ironbender