I aim for 60lbft. Bit scary the first time but never had an issue (studs or gasket) since swapping. Flat block. TLD was quite definite .

Interesting. I’ve always stuck with 48. Maybe 50 if feeling lucky! We did pop a HG on Chris’s 1300 in a very similar way to Andrew’s but don’t remember if we had the MiniSpares nuts on already of if that’s when they went on.

That is for the Mini nuts Nick. Which is the figure recommended to me by TLD many years ago. Always worked for me with the OEM studs.  The lower figures are correct for the std nuts. But for all the cost involved it's not worth sticking with those.

Are you sure…… various books I have for the 4 pot engines state between 46 and 48 lb/ft and the factory hardware struggles to hold that in my experience.   Are the higher numbers for ARP hardware? Rest of the procedure is spot on!

I am a mere student!   Thank you for your knowledge, Colin!

That very much depends on precisely what has been used to 'oil' the bolts. There is a huge difference between say WD-40 at one end to molyslip at the other. Or for that matter an anti-corrosion coating. Then there is the dry condition of the bolt/nut/or thread. Is it black steel, bright steel, plated, some variety of stainless? And what is the bearing face of the bolt head? What is the bolt thread being torqued into? And then of course the Triumph engine is not a modern design and doesn't use stretch bolts. They use nuts on fitted studs. No. I would be extremely nervous about torqueing a dry nut on a dry stud. It is almost impossible to get a consistent torque with completely dry threads. And even more difficult to get completely dry threads. Especially if the studs and nuts are in 'black' condition as in this case. It's just another potential source of variation. Triumph used studs and nuts with a light oil film. That is why I specifically recommended 3-in-one oil, wiped on and then off. Without knowing anything other than what you've said there John, I respectufully suggest that you have not made the case for not lightly oiling the threads of the studs.

Hello John                   I have not bought them its my warped sense of humour!!! Roger ps they are just exhibits at the Station   

Hello Nick                 Here you go! Stanway viaduct, British engineering at its finest. - CotswoldXL Magazine Roger ps I try to show them things that are not cars!!!

Yes , some good tie bar progress . Thanks Harry . 

Surely "Old Cars with Old People - RUN!!!" And don't call me Shirley. Your 'new' lathe, Roger, looks well used.   Is it to be a restoration project?    Mine is far from as 'well-used' as that appears to be, but has some aspects I'd like to improved (eg: a little play in the slides)   Please tell us about the project here, and let us learn at the knee of the Master! Your mower must be from the '20s!     I had one that was a generation younger, and cut my grass very well.  Until I needed to adjust the cutting roller, when I found that the blades were so worn down that  no more adjustment was possible.  I donated it to the British Lawnmower Museum at Southport, https://lawnmowerworld.com/ They have a similar model - of lawnmower, not the Memsahib! John