Re: <All> Head bolt torque tips

["Al Powell" <apowell@agcom.tamu.edu>]

Mark said:

>  I read somewhere that adding lubricant to the threads of a bolt
>  being  torqued interferes with it reaching the appropriate torque.  Unsure
> why that was, unless the torque numbers are designed around a "clean
> but dry" bolt and lubricating the threads lulls one into thinking
> the appropriate level has been reached until the threads strip. 

I have also heard that.  But the recommendation was to put oil betwen 
the *head of the bolt* and the washer, so the threads would not be 
involved.

Thought this worth pointing out if it wasn't clear in the original 
post.


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