From: kolson@freedomnet.org   
      
   On 3/23/2021 7:05 PM, mike wrote:   
   > On 23-03-2021 22:40 Scott Dorsey  wrote:   
   >   
   >>> How much torque do you think a typical male generates on a six inch   
   >>> lever?   
   >>   
   >> 100 footpounds, more if they jump up and down on it.   
   >   
   > I agree.   
   >   
   > Thank you for confirming roughly about 100 foot pounds is all a typical   
   > male   
   > arm can do on a typical six to eight inch socket wrench lever.   
   >   
   > That means nobody is breaking those 17mm steel caliper bolts or stripping   
   > the threads on those thick calipers when they skip the torque wrench.   
      
   The only problem I've seen in that vein is the heads of the caliper   
   bolts getting too messed up to function properly, but I was still able   
   to remove them.  I agree that the 100 ft/lb number is reasonable.   
      
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