Originally Posted by
StanSeven
Try Freshbike's (formerly Conte's) in Arlington. They have great mechanics and probably can help you
Yes, they are awesome, but I just moved away from that area and went to NC.
Originally Posted by
Commodus
My suspicion (and I could be wrong) is that the torque spec is intended for lubricated threads. Since the same same torque will increase the axial load on the fastener for a lubricated thread versus that of a dry thread, the 5nm rating exerts too much load on a fastener intended for light use. 5nm would be no problem for an industrial quality 5mm ti fastener with rolled threads and a forged head, but perhaps those would also be heavier.
I would consider it to be common practice to lubricate a fastener like this.
So if I'm reading that correctly, you're saying that because mine had loctite on them instead of lube, 5 Nm isn't really putting that much "axial load" on them. So why did they snap? That's what I'm trying to find out. I think like someone else already mentioned, 3T is probably just sourcing crappy bolts.