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Originally Posted by my4dv8
Not sure why folk say back off the head nuts to re torque . I never have and never will ,to my way of thinking it unsettles any sealing done on the threads . A properly lubed nut or stud only need to be torqued down, maybe 3 times or More until the nut/stud settles . Only up if the head is coming off.
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Try it next time with a pen mark on the stud and the nut you will be supersized, even the most well lubed nut will sometimes not turn, you need to overcome that little bit of friction that makes the wrench click.
most manuals say re tighten a cople times then after a few hundred kms back each one off and re torque