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Great reply! When you pointed out 'torque' vs. 'preload' it all suddenly made
sense. I understand all the variances involved and understand it wasn't an
exact formula -- not confusing to me at all.
Heck, even determining the amount of preload...I wouldn't know where to begin
i.e. how much is too much? what is being fastened/clamped? what conditions
will it be under (water, acid, space, temp, etc.)? etc.
I think I'll just use pre-established values and adjust accordingly ;-)
Thanks!!!!
Toby Erkson -- air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
'72 VW Squareback, '95 VW Jetta, '81 Gold Wing
http://www.icbm.org/
Portland, Oregon
----- Original Message -----
> ...As simple as it sounds, the actual answer is fairly complicated and
confusing...
> I guess what I'm trying to politely say is that if you're not an engineer, I
> recommend doing as little engineering yourself as possible :-). Start with
> what an engineer already specified (noting the context, i.e. "regular"
> application versus something like a VW head stud) and intelligently adjust
accordingly.
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