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Old 05-20-2011, 07:47 PM
leathermang leathermang is offline
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Originally Posted by Orv View Post
.....One issue with lubing the threads is the torque specs probably assume dry threads....
I have researched this in the past....and what I found was that the standard in automotive work is the assumption that the threads to be torqued will be ' clean and lightly oiled '......This has been discussed in the archives also...
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