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An old A&P at a hangar in Wichita told me to stop torquing by feel, and it saved my job on a 172
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henryreed10m ago
Feel is how you strip threads and crush plugs. Torque wrench every time, even on little stuff like oil drain plugs. I watched a guy snap a valve cover bolt once because his wrist said it was tight enough. It wasn't. That old mechanic in Wichita was doing you a solid.
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