alpinelakespilot2000
Well Known Member
Sorry if this is really a silly question--but I'm just learning how to use a torque wrench.
In Van's section 5 it suggests bolt shanks should be lubed. In my torque wrench instructions, it says the threads should be lubed. Both make sense to me, but since the nuts I am using with the AN3 hardware in the emp. all have the plastic/nylon inserts, would lubing the threads be counterproductive (i.e. will the grease defeat the locking action of the nylon)? Does Van's mean only that portion of the shank that is NOT threaded?
Also, for those who inserted the counterweight in the rudder already... I assume that even though it uses a AN3 screw/bolt, that this combination needs to be torqued as well (?).
Thanks a lot for helping with all this basic stuff.
Steve
In Van's section 5 it suggests bolt shanks should be lubed. In my torque wrench instructions, it says the threads should be lubed. Both make sense to me, but since the nuts I am using with the AN3 hardware in the emp. all have the plastic/nylon inserts, would lubing the threads be counterproductive (i.e. will the grease defeat the locking action of the nylon)? Does Van's mean only that portion of the shank that is NOT threaded?
Also, for those who inserted the counterweight in the rudder already... I assume that even though it uses a AN3 screw/bolt, that this combination needs to be torqued as well (?).
Thanks a lot for helping with all this basic stuff.
Steve