Here is a lovely quote from the Foreward of the Benteley service manual:
Assembly work on small, highly-tuned machines such as the
Triumph sports cars must be carried out with greater pre-
cision than is commonly practiced on large American cars.
Particular emphasis must be given to the proper use of torque
wrenches and to the strict adherence to tightening torque
specifications which are given in this Manual.
...
Stretched or broken bolts and distorted parts, which
result from overtightening by muscle-bound mechanics,
become a serious concern where the precision fitting
of light alloy and thin-wall iron castings is involved.
I have thought of printing this up on some cards, and handing
one to any mechanic I ever let work on my car. :-)
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
At 07:31 AM 3/2/01 , d t gebhard wrote:
>Good morning Spitlisters:
> I'm going to take the Spitfire to the tire
>shop for an alignment. Is there any special
>instructions I should pass on the technicians. The
>shop is well respected in my area so I feel
>confident that they will do a good job. Thanks for
>any help.
> Dave Gebhard
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