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Old 07-01-09, 23:49
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Is it true that these need to be torqued up? Or can I just whack them in using a normal ratchet? Not got a torque wrench.
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Old 08-01-09, 00:13
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extention bar do hand tight then 1/4 turn how ive always done mine never had a problem before
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ive never torqued em up
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Old 08-01-09, 08:16
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so in other words just tighten them up, but not as much as I usually tighten nuts as bolts usually start snapping lol.
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just nick them up. no more no less
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I usually put a tiny bit of copper grease on the threads too, just so they're easy to remove in the future.
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extention bar do hand tight then 1/4 turn how ive always done mine never had a problem before
Sounds good to me :wink5:
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nip hand tight and then tighten 1/4 turn is the general rule if i saw someone torque up a spark i'd laugh !
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I usually put a tiny bit of copper grease on the threads too, just so they're easy to remove in the future.
Cheers for the tip.

If they arrive tomorrow, I should be getting them in at the weekend.

Thanks everyone for your help.
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