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My foreman in Tacoma caught me over-tightening the roller guide bolts on a 3100 last month, and the vibration noise stopped completely.
He said 'you're crushing the bushing, it needs to float a little' and now I use a torque wrench set to 35 ft-lbs every single time, what's your go-to method for setting those?
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maryt627mo ago
Gotta ask, is a torque wrench really needed for that? It's just a guide bolt. The old guys ran those machines for years with a regular wrench and a good feel. Overthinking it can slow you down more than a little vibration noise.
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caleb_thomas857mo ago
Heard the same thing from an old timer at our shop.
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the_elizabeth7mo ago
So what's the old timer's story? Those guys have seen everything change, makes you wonder what we're missing now.
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