Have a look at the following site and its links. There are probably many other sites to be found by Googling. There are big differences between lubricated and unlubricated threads. Always follow manufacturer's recommendations if you want to be certain. http://www.portlandbolt.com/technicalinformation/bolt-torque-chart.html Henry From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of mckanical-marvels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, 19 May 2011 1:21 PM To: Chrysler 300 Subject: [Chrysler300] Warren Anderson Warren has brought up a very important subject, the difference between torque and clamp load. Anyone who does not know or understand the difference should research this. DGF sounds interesting. I think I will buy some. Troy Mc"K"koop in Pa [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or go to http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join and select the "Leave Group" button For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/search.htm#querylangYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/