REFLECTOR: Aeroquip fittings

[Al Gietzen]

Doug;

There is no requirement for the flanges to meet.  Over-tightening can damage
the fitting; especially aluminum.  The torque spec depends on what size
you're dealing with; I don't know the numbers - just make it reasonably
tight - don't damage it.

Al



-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of doug.holub at tx.rr.com
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 7:29 AM
To: reflector at tvbf.org
Subject: REFLECTOR: Aeroquip fittings

Do I need to tighten the two parts of the AN816 fitting until the flanges
meet, or until the threads are covered? I'm torqing it so hard I'm afraid
I'm going to break something, and there's still a .070" gap between the
flanges.

Doug Holub
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