The bolts on the cylinder head of an engine require

Chapter 2, Problem 26P

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Problem 26P

The bolts on the cylinder head of an engine require tightening to a torque of 88 m·N. If a wrench is 28 cm long, what force perpendicular to the wrench must the mechanic exert at its end? If the six-sided bolt head is 15 mm in diameter, estimate the force applied near each of the six points by a socket wrench (Fig. 8–41).

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QUESTION:

Problem 26P

The bolts on the cylinder head of an engine require tightening to a torque of 88 m·N. If a wrench is 28 cm long, what force perpendicular to the wrench must the mechanic exert at its end? If the six-sided bolt head is 15 mm in diameter, estimate the force applied near each of the six points by a socket wrench (Fig. 8–41).

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The following are given by the question:

The applied torque,  

Length of the wrench, 

The diameter of the bolt,  

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