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  1. 09-25-2008, 09:10 AM #1
    hvac_two
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    HOW TIGHT IS TOO TIGHT???

    Wait a minute..........hold on a sec......almost done..................MAN, that already had a crack before i got to it.
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  2. 09-25-2008, 10:46 AM #2
    CaptJackSparrow
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    Tighten it as tight as you can get it then go one more full turn!!
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  3. 09-25-2008, 01:36 PM #3
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    depends a whole lot on what is being tightened. Plastic? Cast? Wrought?

    also depends a whole lot on the thread pitch. the application would be critical as well.....screw vs nipple.

    so...............my best guess is 1 3/8.
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  4. 09-25-2008, 01:38 PM #4
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    Just after tight comes broke.
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