<div dir="ltr"><div>Bill -</div><div><br></div><div>I've always done them individually (loosen ¼ then tighten) in the prescribed sequence -- but I cannot swear that is best.</div><div><br></div><div>Also (before doing anything else) I used a paint pen to mark the position of each of the nuts (like a dot on the nut and the stud) so after re-torqueing I could see how much additional movement I got on each one.</div><div><br></div><div>Geo</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 3:25 PM, wbeech <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wbeech@flash.net" target="_blank">wbeech@flash.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" vlink="#954F72" link="#0563C1"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt">Question as to proper method of re-torqueing the head bolts on a TR4A motor.<span> </span>I know to always move backwards(loosen) 1/4-1/2 turn before proceeding on to the proper torque setting but should you back-off all the bolts then go back and tighten as per the given pattern or loosen/tighten them one at a time?<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt">Bill B<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt">TS30800L<u></u><u></u></span></font></p></div></div><br><br>
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