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CheGuevara · 20-07-21, 06:23 PM

Couldn't find the article, so for fun I've stuck an M10 grade 8.8 bolt in the vice and used a Facom 12pt and 6pt socket (Facom because I have both and the tolerance feels about the same), size 17mm. I went to 130nm and no perceptible difference. No marks on either tool and no damage/deformation to the bolt head. I think that's more than double the typical torque for that size/grade bolt.

I appreciate it's not scientific, but hopefully at least suggests that a 12pt doesn't spell doom on that virtue alone.

20-07-21, 06:23 PM	#77
CheGuevara Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 478	Re: Bargain Alerts Thread!!! Couldn't find the article, so for fun I've stuck an M10 grade 8.8 bolt in the vice and used a Facom 12pt and 6pt socket (Facom because I have both and the tolerance feels about the same), size 17mm. I went to 130nm and no perceptible difference. No marks on either tool and no damage/deformation to the bolt head. I think that's more than double the typical torque for that size/grade bolt. I appreciate it's not scientific, but hopefully at least suggests that a 12pt doesn't spell doom on that virtue alone. __________________ - K9 SV650S: Hel brake lines, carbon end can - SZR660: The project... - K5 SV650S: K7 GSXR750 front end, ZX6RR shock, GB Moto rearsets, Hel brake lines, Renthal risers, Tuono bars, V-Rod headlamp, "JMV" belly pan ~SOLD~ (wonder where it is now)