All I do is break stuff...

[drewvir]

Originally Posted by Bigdaa

Here is something to consider. Never torque a hot fastener! Never! You are just begging to strip the host threads. I know. I dun lernt it the hard way.

that not a hard and fast rule. it depends on the fastener and the app.
we do it all the time on steam turbines, that's how seimens and ge want it.

but for the bolts we're talking about your correct, when they cool it will be over torqued