Remember to Torque check you A/C mounting hardware

[Calbar]

Just a friendly reminder to torque check your A/C mounting hardware to prevent any leaks from a loose gasket. My 297RSTS is nearly 2 years old and I just torqued the mounting bolts and they were very loose. Lucky I didn't have a leak yet. Per the Dometic installation instructions torque is 4.5-5.5 N-m or 40-50 in-lbs. Since mine were so loose and not leaking decided to torque to 4.0 N-m or 35 in-lbs. I did buy a special 1/4" torque wrench a while ago to do this off of Amazon.

Rob

[Stealth13777]

Just a friendly reminder to torque check your A/C mounting hardware to prevent any leaks from a loose gasket. My 297RSTS is nearly 2 years old and I just torqued the mounting bolts and they were very loose. Lucky I didn't have a leak yet. Per the Dometic installation instructions torque is 4.5-5.5 N-m or 40-50 in-lbs. Since mine were so loose and not leaking decided to torque to 4.0 N-m or 35 in-lbs. I did buy a special 1/4" torque wrench a while ago to do this off of Amazon.

Rob

Not something I thought to check. Thanks for including the torque spec.

Would be shocked if the factory ever even put a torque wrench on it.