{"id":6304,"date":"2024-02-22T20:37:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T20:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/q3autoimports.com.br\/a-importancia-do-torque\/"},"modified":"2024-02-22T20:37:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T20:37:51","slug":"the-importance-of-torque","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/q3autoimports.com.br\/en\/the-importance-of-torque\/","title":{"rendered":"The importance of torque"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font face=\"Tahoma\">Torque is the concept of a physical force acting on the screw, causing it to rotate until it is tightened to the ideal level for fixing the parts.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Tahoma\">Tightening cylinder head bolts using torque is essential when installing your cylinder head. If the bolts are tightened incorrectly, they will ruin the entire installation process and damage your vehicle&#039;s engine. Furthermore, if excessive force is used when tightening the bolts, the engine block will be damaged and the gaskets crushed, resulting in significant financial losses.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong><font face=\"Tahoma\"><br \/><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font face=\"Tahoma\">What tool should I use to tighten the screws?<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Tahoma\">A torque wrench is the ideal tool for precisely tightening cylinder head bolts. It&#039;s essentially a screw-tightening tool and typically consists of a metal rod with a hole for an extension and a socket wrench to turn the bolt.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong><font face=\"Tahoma\"><br \/><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font face=\"Tahoma\">What are the types of grips?<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font face=\"Tahoma\">1. Tightening by Kilos<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Tahoma\">When tightening by kilograms, it is possible to measure the force applied to the cylinder head bolt; this force is read using a torque wrench.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Tahoma\">Tip: Tightening by weight may cause a looseness problem when the screw threads are dirty or damaged. Therefore, the tightening will not be uniform, causing differences from one screw to another.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong><font face=\"Tahoma\"><br \/><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font face=\"Tahoma\">2. Angular tightening or degree tightening<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Tahoma\">Angular tightening ensures uniform tightening of the bolts, making it the best way to increase engine safety. When performing angular tightening, the screw&#039;s rotation is always measured, and a tool called a degree protractor is used to determine the correct degree of torque.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Tahoma\">For the tightening in degrees to occur, there must be a small tightening in kilograms first and then the tightening in degrees.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong><font face=\"Tahoma\"><br \/><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font face=\"Tahoma\">Tips on how to tighten it correctly?<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Tahoma\">Here are some tips:<\/font><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><font face=\"Tahoma\">The correct flow of tightening and loosening must be done in a star direction.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=\"Tahoma\">Each screw should be unscrewed, generally, in a counterclockwise direction.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=\"Tahoma\">When tightening for the first time, do not reach maximum torque, that is, do not go all the way to the end of the stroke.<\/font><\/li>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Torque is the concept of a physical force acting on the screw, causing it to rotate until<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6304","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/q3autoimports.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/q3autoimports.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/q3autoimports.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/q3autoimports.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/q3autoimports.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6304"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/q3autoimports.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11348,"href":"https:\/\/q3autoimports.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6304\/revisions\/11348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/q3autoimports.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}