Let's see, If I pull with 100 lbs force on a 10 foot wrench...  Nope,
still
not enough.  Bet the plane will move, though!

> Are you sure you havn't got too many zero's or should they be 
> inch pounds
> at those values? They seem incredibly high. These are bridge 
> bolt numbers.
> 
> At 15:58 12/11/99 , you wrote:
> >According to the Standard Aircraft Handbook, 4th Edition, 
> the torque for a
> >5/8-18 Standard, Fine Thread bolt and nut (AN310, AN 315) is
> >1,100-1,300(ft.lbs.).  The 5/8-18 Fine Thread, Shear Nut 
> (AN320, 316, AN23
> >thru AN31) is 660-740.
> >The 5/8-11 Coarse Thread Standard is 700-900, and Coarse 
> Thread Shear is
> >425-540.  The "AN" numbers is the same for coarse and fine thread.
> >
> >Rick
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 9:30 PM
> >Subject: Re: Torque Values for Wing Bolts on Mooney M-10
> >
> >
> >> Tom,
> >>
> >> According to an A&P friend of mine who takes the wings off 
> his plane every
> >> winter, there are no torque values published by Erco or 
> Alon for these
> >bolts
> >> (He didn't mention Mooney. Maybe they published a value.)  
> According to
> >him
> >> you use the specs for the size bolt as published in the 
> standard aircraft
> >> hardware manuals.  I THINK (as in  - don't bet your life 
> on it!!) that the
> >> torque for the big 5/8 inch bolts is about 100 ft lbs.  
> Not sure about the
> >> smaller ones.
> >>
> >> I had a discussion about these bolts with a mechanical 
> engineer friend of
> >> mine, and he explained to me that the strength in the wing 
> attach joint on
> >> the Coupe comes from the friction developed between the spar attach
> >fittings
> >> when the wing bolts are torqued.  According to him (and 
> his text books),
> >the
> >> wing attach bolts are actually loaded in tension, not in 
> shear.  (I would
> >> have bet money that those bolts were loaded in shear!!   Shows what
> >happens
> >> when I bet money on something that I really don't know 
> anything about!!)
> >>
> >> That's more than you asked, I know.  Point is, make sure 
> you get the
> >correct
> >> value and torque them properly.  They're not supposed to 
> be loose at all.
> >> You should be able to borrow a handbook from any A&P and 
> look up the
> >values
> >> in it.
> >>
> >> As always, this info is offered for entertainment purposes 
> only... I'm not
> >an
> >> aeronautical engineer and am not offering professional 
> advice.  Consult an
> >> aviation professional.  Your mileage may vary.  Rates 
> subject to change.
> >> One size probably won't fit all.  Etc...
> >>
> >> Wayne DelRossi
> >> Alon N5618F
> >>
> > 
> Regards,
> 
> Brian Garrett
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