Thought I would try and see what the general consensus is on this, as I am a novice mechanic and I have no idea what the right answer is. A few of my more mechanically inclined friends have told me that torquing isn’t all that important for most things and that torque really is only important for certain parts. Is this true? Because when I look in my service manuals for my vehicles it seems like they have recommended torque for most bolts… is this more of a recommendation? Is it okay to just make most bolts “tight’nuff” and call it a day? Interested to see what people’s thoughts are on this.