Pat,
Don't know about the correlation but I do know that course Metric and SAE
bolts have lower torque ratings than fine pitched ones.
Metric and SAE fine threads, which he must be talking about, have about the
same thread pitch and therefore the same torque levels.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick J. Horne" <horne@cs.utexas.edu>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 12:34 PM
Subject: torque vs thread pitch
> Let's get some basic information here. I purchased the Roadster repair
> manual from Dr. Datsun recently and noted that the torques in it are
> shown to be the same for both SAE and metric hardware (in the same
location
> on the car). I always thought that fine thread (I.E. Metric) required
less
> torque to produce the same amount of clamping as coarse (SAE) threaded
> hardware. Has anyone verified the SAE vs Metric torque relationships?
>
> Peace,
> Pat
>
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