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Re: [TR] Post motor rebuild re-torque

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Subject: Re: [TR] Post motor rebuild re-torque
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Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 21:45:16 +0000 (UTC)
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Thread-topic: Post motor rebuild re-torque
>What is the correct re-torquing method - back off the nut and re-tighten 
>to spec or just tighten to spec?

Just to add to what others have said, I've finally found that the Head nuts 
that are outside the valve cover are dry as a bone, while those inside are 
nicely oiled.  Backing off the "outside" nuts, then retorquing always finished 
with a screeching sound (I think Randal had a name for it).  This last time, I 
oiled the studs outside so that they would be equally oiled as the studs inside 
and so they would torque evenly.  Probably unnecessary, but I seemed to feel 
like I got a more accurate torquing of the normally "dry" outside studs.

Terry Smith, 1959 TR3A
New Hampshire

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