Tom that is true, recomended torques were reduced by 10 to 15% when using
neversieze, before the advent of neversieze, we used milk of magnessia and
painted the threads of all studs and bolts on the Hot sections of our jets.
thats going back
to the J-34, J-48 era. late 50's early 60's.
Russ Southwell Chief Aviation machinists Mate.
70 1600
Tom Phelan wrote:
> <snip>
>
> > Use antisieze on the lugnuts/studs and insist on the nuts being torqued to
> the proper
> > specification, not just run down hard with an air wrench set on
> "cold-weld" ;^)
>
> On a side note - what is the torque value when you use antisieze? It's my
> understanding that you use a lower torque value when using antisieze since
> it is so slippery? Using standard torque values will result in over
> tightening the nut. I had some head bolts fail/break on a two cycle engine
> once when I torqued to recommended torque using antisieze. I have heard that
> the torque value can be in the neighborhood of 80% recommended torque. Is
> this true?
>
> Tom P
>
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