For socket head screws tapped into aluminum to hold brackets (i.e., not machine screws you use the screwdriver with), how much torque would you apply to a 1/4x20 bolt?
1/4x20 is usually 10ft-lbs, so that's what I did; then removed 4 of them to sharkhide the area, then put it back and all were stripped (boooo =( ). Then I researchd and it says for aluminum reduce tq values by 40%
So that's around 5-6ftlbs or so.
I knwo ya'll will say "snug with the socket", but is 5-6ft-lbs snug enough for a 1/4 or 5/16 (what I ended up drilling the stripped 1/4s out to)?
1/4x20 is usually 10ft-lbs, so that's what I did; then removed 4 of them to sharkhide the area, then put it back and all were stripped (boooo =( ). Then I researchd and it says for aluminum reduce tq values by 40%
So that's around 5-6ftlbs or so.
I knwo ya'll will say "snug with the socket", but is 5-6ft-lbs snug enough for a 1/4 or 5/16 (what I ended up drilling the stripped 1/4s out to)?