torque

[Don Dulmage <big-d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Might I respectfully suggest dont try and torque everything. Your car was never built that way in the first place  and it almost always leads to trouble. Somethings need an impact wrench and were designed to be assembled that way. Sometimes the torque spec was guessed at by the person writing the manual or established by an engineer with no hands on experience  just so there would be a spec of some sort even though in the factory it wasnt built that way. . I have rerpaired more bolts and was even on a call yestersday when peole get over zealous with their need to torque everything,  thinking of course they are doing a perfect job only to have a mishap. In the engine I am careful  and torque all the mains and rods and such but after that even I use my God given sense of feel.
I try to use what the factory would have used.
As a profesional mechanic for now almost 40 years I can tell you with some assurance for our older cars it works better.  Newer cars expecially exoctics are a bit different and real specs exist. Our cars though were not designed  or built in that era. 
Don Dulmage 
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