my take on torque, ad infinitum ................

SJ syljay at optonline.net
Thu Dec 4 00:52:53 EST 2003


> Subject: Re: Re: my take on torque, ad infinitum ................
> To: "Ken Keith" <auditude at cox.net>, <quattro at audifans.com>
>
> My take?  Just how much torque can you fit on the head of a pin?
> Surely there must be a common sense answer somewhere in this whole
mountain
> of blather
****Actually, it seems that the secret of the bolt torque value died with
the tool designer.

>.  What we need here is a little empirical testing.
**** We almost had Huw convinced to do a taped laboratory test.
But, he figured out how this torque stuff works without doing the
experiment.

The real purpose is to see if we can set the longest thread on a subject.
Something to beat the Torsen threads.

SJ
85 Dodge PU, D-250, 318, auto
85 Audi 4k - - sold but still on the road
88 Audi 5kq
90 Audi 100q





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