Originally Posted by
Wheever
6.8 nm is pretty tight by hand with a standard L shaped hex wrench. I would think that you could safely get to the point where it won't slip without going over. A torque wrench would be better, of course, but I'm just saying.
thanks, I was able to make the seatpost 'dern tight' without damage. It's holding very securely and performing exactly as I had hoped.