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    O-Ring flange screw torque

    All, I believe i have most definitely over thought this. Here is my thinking with a clear head after stepping away from the problem. The O-ring groove in the inlet control valve will set the depth at which you can compress the O-ring before metal to metal contact occurs. So with that being...
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    O-Ring flange screw torque

    Good evening all, I am racking my brain over something that I believe should be fairly straight forward. I have a inlet control valve with an O-ring that mates to the top of compressor via four socket head cap screws and I am trying to determine the proper bolt torque for those four screws...

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