X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 11:49:23 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.skywerx.com ([206.123.212.134] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.5) with ESMTPS id 1447887 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 07 Oct 2006 10:10:40 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.123.212.134; envelope-from=aflyer@lazy8.net Received: from [192.168.0.103] ([10.10.0.124]) by mail.skywerx.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k97E7XJU016129 for ; Sat, 7 Oct 2006 08:07:35 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <4527B558.6070906@lazy8.net> X-Original-Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 08:10:32 -0600 From: John Huft User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (Windows/20060909) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Torque specs References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=4.7 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL autolearn=unavailable version=3.1.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.5 (2006-08-29) on mail.skywerx.com I have read that the way to torque lock nuts is to read the torque required to turn the nut when it is fully engaged on the bolt but not seated. This is the torque required to overcome the friction of the locking mechanism (nylon or bent tabs). Then add this value to the required torque for the application, and turn the nut to the total value. John