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A guy at the Freightliner dealer in Boise told me I was over-torquing injector hold-downs
Honestly, I used to crank those things down to 35 ft-lbs thinking tighter was better, but he showed me the service bulletin that said 28 ft-lbs max. Changed my whole approach, now I use a torque wrench every single time. Anyone else get called out on a bad habit that actually stuck?
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eric_thompson6mo ago
It's crazy how many things in life we just assume "tighter is better" for, then find out we're actually making things worse.
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eva_hayes6mo ago
Got schooled on that exact thing by an old timer at a shop. He saw me going to town on some valve cover bolts and just shook his head. Now I keep the torque wrench in my main box, not buried in the back.
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