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Originally Posted by Lil Silver
I thought the 380 ft. lbs. was a little high also. Checked my chart, but if you have 3/4 - 10 grade 8 bolts, it does call for 380 ft. lbs. (DRY). Torque for (LUBED) threads on that bolt drops down to 280 ft. lbs. Never seize or a Molycoat paste.
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My torque wrench goes up to 250 ft. lbs. Not sure what you mean about "lubed", but are you saying that if I put some kind of "lube" on it, I can drop down to 280 ft. lbs. which I think I could do by "overtorquing" with a cheater bar and my present wrench?