How much torque to take the old one off?
I found a new White Oak Armament barrel on black Friday and went to install it on my msr recon model. I took the handguard off and disassembly seems very straightforward. Savage uses a barrel nut that I imagine is proprietary.
My question is torque. The lady at savage said 90 foot Lbs which seems excessive. 35 to 80 for a typical barrel nut and really any anything over 35 is good. Is 90 ft lbs correct?
How much torque to take the old one off?
The Dunning-Kruger effect is alive and well.
Not familiar with the Savage nut, but yeah, 90 sounds much too high. Most instructions for the ones I have used start at 30. I think they all have. I know the Midwest Industries nut specifies 30 ft/lbs, not to exceed 60. So yeah, you are on the right track for torque. Use some grease on the threads too.
This is what I was thinking. Somewhere above 30 or 35, but 90 ft lbs has to be a ball buster
35 will be plenty.
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