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Re:DT 175 G clutch basket plate bolts torque spec

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I used to be a stickler for torquing everything I could to spec.  Not so much anymore.

An old mechanic that used to work for my Dad when I was a little kid had some great sayings I still remember from when I got to hang around in the shop... 
When someone asked him how tight something critical needed to be, he'd say "You need to torque to spec!" And then when they'd ask was spec was he'd say: "Tighten it down until it breaks and then back it off half a turn!"
When he was fabricating a bracket or something he'd often grumble and say things like "I drilled this d@#m hole out three times and it's still TOO BIG!!" or "I cut it off twice and it's still TOO SHORT!!"

Confused me as a little kid.  My Dad had to try to explain to me what sarcasm was.  Good memories.
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24 Feb 2021 13:02 #11

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Think i'd be leaving it as is until next time if already clicked at 60. If they're 6mm bolts not 5mm screws like early DT1's then should stand that unless someones overdone it previously & pulled the threads in the alloy center spring posts.
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