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Old 08-16-2013, 01:39 PM
shertex shertex is offline
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Originally Posted by ah-kay View Post
If you are not sure. Back it out, check that you have not cross-threaded it and thread it back in. How difficult it is? I never check the torque spec. It is not necessary for trivial things like drain plug. If in doubt, farm out to the expert mechanics.
Did that. Nope, not cross-threaded. Went back in to same point. Thought I might was well use MB torque spec since they provided one.

I farm out enough stuff to the expert mechanics....I'm determined to add this to the list of things I can do!
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