Originally Posted by
JohnDThompson
Your recollection is correct. But if you have a torque wrench you can check the torque without driving the arm further onto the spindle. Just apply the recommended torque; if the bolt doesn't move, it wasn't loose. If it does move, you just restored the proper torque.
+1. I feel like beam torque wrenches are especially good at this, since you can watch the applied torque climb gradually toward the target value while checking.
