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Could you please confirm torque of 6 bolts, inlet to sandwich plate
« on: 13 November 2015, 18:02:55 »
Hello

I am reassembling the inlet to sandwich plate. I already tightened the 12 sandwich bolts to heads. 20 Nm is understandable when tightening bolts to aluminium heads. When I tighten inlet bolts 6 pc to sandwich plate is the torque really 20 Nm as well. I wonder it as the sandwich plate seems to be some kind of plastics and I am afraid that the brass "nuts" I see start to rotate inside this plastic. Please help.

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90647.0

Refit sandwich plate, tightening the 12 bolts to 20Nm
Refit Inlet, remembering to plug in injector connector, tightening 6 bolts to 20Nm
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Re: Could you please confirm torque of 6 bolts, inlet to sandwich plate
« Reply #1 on: 13 November 2015, 18:28:26 »
20Nm is the figure I have always used when reassembling mine.

I cannot remember how many times (over the last 15 years with two different cars) - I haven't had a problem yet.
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Re: Could you please confirm torque of 6 bolts, inlet to sandwich plate
« Reply #2 on: 13 November 2015, 18:33:30 »
20Nm isn't very much! Try it with a torque wrench; you'll be surprised at just how 'loose' it feels. Most small bolts are massively overtightened as a result.
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Re: Could you please confirm torque of 6 bolts, inlet to sandwich plate
« Reply #3 on: 13 November 2015, 18:45:02 »
Thanks for confirmation, sure 20 Nm is not a high value - approximately 2 kg mass with one meter long lever. I go back to garage and do it. Just thinking the materials differences here. Thanks again.
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Re: Could you please confirm torque of 6 bolts, inlet to sandwich plate
« Reply #4 on: 13 November 2015, 20:01:58 »
Snug and a touch more for me.

You can torque every single bolt if you want but as long as you know you're tightening in to plastic I usually find snug 'plus a touch' is good for me.

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Re: Could you please confirm torque of 6 bolts, inlet to sandwich plate
« Reply #5 on: 13 November 2015, 21:20:45 »
Quote from: Webby the Bear on 13 November 2015, 20:01:58
Snug and a touch more for me. ....

is that an Imperial or SI unit?  ::) ::)  ;D ;D
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