Everything you wanted to know about torquing bolts but were afraid to ask
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Everything you wanted to know about torquing bolts but were afraid to ask
Great overview of proper torquing techniques and some common problems to avoid. I was trying to figure out precisely what torque-plus-angle was and ran across this article after trying to decipher some highly technical reads.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/a6613/torque-wrench-101-how-to-get-the-right-amount-of-force/
good article to read after reading above, discusses the 4 zones a bolt will get into while torquing
https://www.pcb.com/Contentstore/mktgcontent/WhitePapers/MD-0431-revNR-(Understanding-Torque-Angle-Signatures-of-Bolted-Joints-White-Paper).pdf
After reading 2 above, this one starts to make more sense
https://www.atlascopco.com/content/d...33864801_L.pdf
how to calibrate your torque wrench
https://www.equipmentworld.com/how-t...ench-in-house/
https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/a6613/torque-wrench-101-how-to-get-the-right-amount-of-force/
good article to read after reading above, discusses the 4 zones a bolt will get into while torquing
https://www.pcb.com/Contentstore/mktgcontent/WhitePapers/MD-0431-revNR-(Understanding-Torque-Angle-Signatures-of-Bolted-Joints-White-Paper).pdf
After reading 2 above, this one starts to make more sense
https://www.atlascopco.com/content/d...33864801_L.pdf
how to calibrate your torque wrench
https://www.equipmentworld.com/how-t...ench-in-house/
Last edited by LiquidBlue; Jul 26, 2020 at 12:04 PM.
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