Put simply, it means you don’t want to over or undertighten it. Whatever you’re using it for has been identified as mission critical to the object. Undertightening would mean it’ll come loose during normal operation. Overtightening means you risk sheering the bolt or attached surface during normal operation.
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Put simply, it means you don’t want to over or undertighten it. Whatever you’re using it for has been identified as mission critical to the object. Undertightening would mean it’ll come loose during normal operation. Overtightening means you risk sheering the bolt or attached surface during normal operation.