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Old 01-07-2026, 10:59 AM   #12
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Default Re: Manifold Replacement

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Originally Posted by Chuck Sea/Tac View Post
................. click torque wrench to use. He got new bolts with the brass nuts from the the model a vendor on site. He evidently did not know how to use a torque wrench, and torque them until something stripped..... Thank God they were brass and that’s what stripped.
yes, and its not helped by the Les Andrews book stating do them to 45 ft lbs when most people reckon 25 ft lbs is enough
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