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Swapped from a torque wrench to angle gauge on head bolts, never touching the torque method again
Honestly, after fighting with a stretch gauge and getting inconsistent clamp loads on a 6.7 Powerstroke last month, the angle method with a digital protractor gave me perfect readings on all 16 bolts in under 20 minutes, has anyone else made the switch and noticed less head gasket come-backs?
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hunt.aaron15d ago
Switched to the angle method two years ago after snapping a bolt and blaming every tool in my box except my own dumb hands. The torque plus angle spec is really just the factory telling you the clamp load is set by stretch, not by how good your clicker feels that day. Once I stopped chasing foot pounds and started watching the degree wheel, my come backs on 6.0 and 6.7 heads dropped to almost nothing. A digital protractor plus a good paint mark beats a stretch gauge any day for me, mostly because I can actually see where I am on each pass. The only catch is making sure the threads and washers are clean and lubed the same way every time, or your angles mean squat. Stick with it and you will wonder why you ever fought the other way.
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the_cole15d ago
Had a 6.0 come in last month where the guy swore he torqued everything right, turned out his lube was half dried out in the tube. Funny how the simplest stuff bites you harder than any angle spec ever will.
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