Torque to yield bolts suck !
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Joined: Feb 2005
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From: Mims Florida
Torque to yield bolts suck !
Tightening the balancer bolt made me hurt for days. Then yesterday (have you ever heard the shuttle sonic boom when it lands) I was standing on top of the engine getting the last 90 degrees on the head bolts pulling like hell when the damn shuttle boomed. Scared the shigeebees out of me.
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From: Palm City Florida
Tightening the balancer bolt made me hurt for days. Then yesterday (have you ever heard the shuttle sonic boom when it lands) I was standing on top of the engine getting the last 90 degrees on the head bolts pulling like hell when the damn shuttle boomed. Scared the shigeebees out of me.
I just pictured your face bro... I wish I could hear the Boom down here in Jensen Beach but I will settle for the awesome launch views.. 
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From: Columbia SC
Shuttle booms
Was in Titusville (near the Cape) visiting a friend once when the shuttle was due to land. He took me out to his deck to get a look, we sat down with beers and--of course--he didn't warn me about what was coming. We saw the shuttle off in the distance and then a double boom like a 12-gauge shotgun going off right next to you almost made me soil myself. He got a big laugh out of it, the bastard. Regards, Ralph Boineau in central South Carolina
