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Originally Posted by badrich
What is the advantage of backing the fastener off before retorquing it?  Rich |
Torquing aficionados point out that you get a cleaner, more accurate torque reading when you back off the fastener and then bring it back up to the correct number. I did not do that when I re-torqued my intake manifold and each bolt, as I recall, turned about 45-90 degrees before it "clicked off." Had the bolts clicked off without moving at all then I probably would have redone them with the "back off" method.