On Sun, 4 Jan 1998 18:44:26 +0000 "Scott Gardner"
<gardner7@pilot.infi.net> writes:
RADICAL SNIPOLOGY
Also keep in mind that anything you put on the
>threads might affect your torque readings when you go to tighten the
>studs down.
>Scott
Actually Scott, it shouldn't have any effect on the torque reading of a
Stud.
When you torque a nut onto a stud (such as a head stud), the stud
itself should not be turning. All the force on the stud is in tension.
The torque applied to the nut causes the tension force on the stud.
Rick Morrison
72 MGBGT
74 Midget
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