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Tow bar bolt strength

DrRobin
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27 Sep 2021 14:00 #238980 by DrRobin

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Engineering toolbox has a good table and chart for maximum torque settings and different property classes, see below

www.engineeringtoolbox.com/metric-bolts-...m-torque-d_2054.html

M10 8.8 max is 57.3nm, so 50nm should be fine.

I can't remember what torque I used on mine, I suspect that there wasn't space to get my torque wrench in to every bolt, so probably gave it a good pull on a 1/2 socket wrench.

Robin

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