Thread: Seat Rail Camp
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Old 10-06-14 | 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Andrew R Stewart
So the torque limit is clamp dictated and not seat rail controlled? Andy (replying to offer explanation to others)
Torque is usually set by the bolt/thread interface which would be the clamp. The seat rails care about the clamping pressure, which you can't really measure. Ideally, both should have a specification. The saddle would have a maximum clamping pressure, which clamp area would then dictate a torque value. You would then tighten to the lower value.

Of course, the reality is the saddle rail is probably over-built around a worst case, and the seat clamp is probably conservative. Basically, you pick a number a tighten to it and hope nothing breaks.
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