George,  How right you guys are.  I didn't think of that when I was
writing my article.

Thanks,
Blake

On Wed, 16 Oct 2002 22:46:03 EDT, George Goff <THX0001@AOL.COM> wrote:

>In a message dated 10/16/02 6:09:35 PM, larry_avery.johnson@SYMPATICO.CA
>writes:
>
><< It was my understanding that in order to retorque a bolt, it was
necessary
>to first back the bolt off a
>
>small bit and then torque to spec. >>
>
>Larry,
>
>How right you are.  Torquing fasteners with a torque wrench is an endeavor
>fraught with inaccuracies; to add breakaway torque to the mix, only makes
it
>worse.  Torque wrench readings should be taken while on the move, so to
>speak.  Even at its best, all that really can be said of a system of
>fasteners torqued with the same torque wrench is that the fasteners are
>stressed equally, whatever the clamping force may actually be.
>
>George