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Posted by Chriscase on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 09:21:40 :
In Reply to: Re: Hot torgue vs cold torque of head bolts posted by Gordon on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 04:56:53 :
Everything I ever read said torque cold, warm it up, then cool again before re-torquing - cold again. But YMMV, try the gasket makers directions?
But few specify the re-torque any more. But if you want to, the proper technique to re-torque is to first back the bolt off a bit, then re-torque in the correct direction. Do one bolt at a time. The bolt should move as you apply the torque, it's one of those dynamic sorts of things.
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