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Debate: Should I trust the manufacturer's torque spec or go with gut feel?

Last Tuesday I was working on a Bosch dishwasher at a house in Elmhurst and the manual said 25 inch-pounds for the sump screws. I followed it exactly but one strip of plastic cracked and now the whole thing leaks. My buddy swears by going 10% under the spec on plastic parts, but my old mentor said never deviate. Which side do you lean on for plastic components?
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keith943
keith94314d ago
Going 10% under on plastic feels like the safer bet honestly.
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mitchell.mark
Yeah! A buddy cracked his filter housing going by spec on plastic.
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