Re: [Healeys] retorquing cylinder head nuts

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Subject:	Re: [Healeys] retorquing cylinder head nuts
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I back off the nut about 1/8th of a turn before re-torquing.=20

Date: Mon=2C 18 May 2015 07:09:59 -0700
From: richard.ewald@gmail.com
To: rchaskell@earthlink.net
CC: Healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] retorquing cylinder head nuts

Yes you must loosen a nut/bolt before torquing.  It makes more torque to br=
eak the nut/bolt loose than it does to keep it turning.
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<body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'>I back off the nut about 1/8th o=
f a turn before re-torquing. <br><br><div><hr id=3D"stopSpelling">Date: Mon=
=2C 18 May 2015 07:09:59 -0700<br>From: richard.ewald@gmail.com<br>To: rcha=
skell@earthlink.net<br>CC: Healeys@autox.team.net<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys]=
 retorquing cylinder head nuts<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Yes you must loosen =
a nut/bolt before torquing.&nbsp=3B It makes more torque to break the nut/b=
olt loose than it does to keep it turning.</div><div class=3D"ecxgmail_extr=
a"><br><div class=3D"ecxgmail_quote">On Fri=2C May 15=2C 2015 at 6:33 PM=2C=
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net" target=3D"_blank">rchaskell@earthlink.net</a>&gt=3B</span> wrote:<br><=
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When retorquing cylinder head=2C should one loosen the nut being retorqued =
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torqued=2C but would take more than the spec torque to break it loose.<br>=
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