So this afternoon I dropped the oil from m'bike, new blood and new filter - Jobs a goodun'.
Or so I thought!
I torqued the oil filter cover bolts to spec using my torque wrench no problem, but didn't have the same luxury for the sump plug as I didn't have the relevant socket for it. I "nipped" it up using feel instead.
Fast forward to this evening, I suddenly remembered that I *do* have a 12mm socket that would fit my torque wrench so I set the torque wrench to the correct setting just to check... turns out I over-tightened the sump plug.
My question is: Do I back it off a bit and tighten it to spec? Or by doing this will it ruined the seal from the new crush washer and leak?
(EDIT: For what it's worth, I don't think I was too far over the 24nm required!)
Personally I'd leave it.
Just leave it, please.
100% leave it.
What's done is done......
Let's just say "hypothetically speaking" i'd already backed it off?
*cough*
Just tighten it back up again.
Not FT just by feel tight enough.
I think I need to sell all my tools and put the proceeds towards hiring proper mechanics :)
Maybe ask the question before fucking it all up.
I'm gonna start calling you carbon if you're not careful!
That would probably be doing Carbon an injustice :huh:
Quote from: Chojin on March 18, 2016, 10:06:48 PM
That would probably be doing Carbon an injustice :huh:
:)
I'd have left it to......
Got any more oil or just drop it and pour it back in? That can't hurt surely?
Leave it. Biggest risk is stripping the thread or more likely cracking the sump because its a piss weak, thin and typically poor quality Japanese casting. If its a bit thht but neither of those things happened it will be fine.