Arch your attacking cutting comments are not amusing any more

[bartz paul]

Arch:

At the site, if you scroll to the bottom of the first page and click on
Frequently Asked Questions, then on Fastening Definitions and Applications,
and then What is residual torque, question 20 pops up.

Guess the correct term we should all be using/referring to, is "residual
torque"?

Paul Bartz

From: Gcbr [mailto:Gcbr]
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 1999 10:47 AM

In a message dated 9/16/99 6:51:20 AM Central Daylight Time, warner
writes:

By the way Arch just so you know I am not the only one that thinks this way
I have provided a commercial link for you to read. Don't suppose that will
convince you either but at least it will give others that read this a little
confidence in NOT OILING BOLT THREADS UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT THE NEW TORQUE IS
GOING TO BE!

http://www.irtools.com/fts/tips03.html

Tom

Thanks for the link. It had some useful information.

 

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Looks like most of the FAQ should be required reading. The only thing that
bothers me is the use of the non-word "preventative" throughout. The
correct term is "preventive" - a minor point to be sure, but I would expect
a company like Ingersoll-Rand to know better.

Patrick

>
> At the site, if you scroll to the bottom of the first page
> and click on Frequently Asked Questions, then on Fastening
> Definitions and Applications, and then What is residual
> torque, question 20 pops up.
>
> Guess the correct term we should all be using/referring to,
> is "residual torque"?

 

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Well, just like TV, ya' gotta' remember what they're trying to sell. This
site is talking about production situations and "auditing" torque of
fasteners assembled by automated tools. If you use a "click" wrench to
check the torque on an already tightened faster and the wrench clicks before
the fastener turns, all you've found out is that the "static torque" is
higher than the setting on the click wrench.

I've always been taught to loosen first then retorque when checking
fasteners, so maybe my life's not in danger. ;o)

Patrick

>
> I think you are right. Then read question 22 it tells me that my click
> style torque wrench could get me killed because it can over tighten
> things. I honestly dont know why so many in the media are working
> on this fear thing. I liked it better when people played to my dreams
> not to my fears. I am about ready to put the web in the same
> category as network TV.