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Posted: 11/6/2018 3:46:54 PM EDT
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I believe Vortex recommends 18 inch pounds.
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Posted: 11/6/2018 4:36:58 PM EDT
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What should the proper torque specs be for mounting a Vortex Razor 1-6 Gen II into a larue lt-204? I've heard mixed things. Thank you! |
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Posted: 11/6/2018 5:15:12 PM EDT
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That is exactly how I did mine.
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Posted: 11/6/2018 10:28:33 PM EDT
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Thank you for the reply. I called this morning to Vortex, but the gentleman didn't seem too confident in his answer of 20 top then 25 bottom.... Glad you clarified. Thank you!
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Posted: 11/6/2018 10:29:53 PM EDT
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Torque only the bottoms down first to 18 inch pounds without even touching the tops aside from maybe just starting the screws. Once bottoms are torqued to 18, then go to the tops and torque those to 18 and don't use Loc-Tite on any of the screws. Hope this helps! - Jimmy H [email protected] Why no loctite? |
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Posted: 11/7/2018 12:48:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thank you for the reply. I called this morning to Vortex, but the gentleman didn't seem too confident in his answer of 20 top then 25 bottom.... Glad you clarified. Thank you! Why no loctite? Hope this helps! |
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Posted: 11/7/2018 8:31:49 PM EDT
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Loc-Tite will give a false reading to your torque wrench (That's probably not the proper technical way to describe it) but basically, it lubricates the threads. This means when you set your torque wrench to 18 inch pounds and it cams over, the screw will have actually gone in to a point that is applying a higher amount of torque than the torque wrench indicates. We've tested this and seen it go as high as 25 inch pounds, which is significantly over our recommended values and more than enough to cause problems in tracking, maintaining zero, etc. Hope this helps! |
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Posted: 11/7/2018 10:24:24 PM EDT
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If you find the coefficient of friction for the thread locker you want you could calculate a torque spec.
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Posted: 11/7/2018 10:30:04 PM EDT
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Thanks for the explanation! Would you have any worry of screws backing out without using Loc-Tite? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Loc-Tite will give a false reading to your torque wrench (That's probably not the proper technical way to describe it) but basically, it lubricates the threads. This means when you set your torque wrench to 18 inch pounds and it cams over, the screw will have actually gone in to a point that is applying a higher amount of torque than the torque wrench indicates. We've tested this and seen it go as high as 25 inch pounds, which is significantly over our recommended values and more than enough to cause problems in tracking, maintaining zero, etc. Hope this helps! |
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Posted: 11/8/2018 2:24:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thanks for the explanation! Would you have any worry of screws backing out without using Loc-Tite? |
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