What are the torque specs for the screws on the Pixel 6 Pro?

Ok, I'll admit it, I do have a penchant for over torquing fasteners. All my life.

It's how I became the only person in the United States to use a torque screwdriver when tightening wire binding screws on receptacles (power outlets). I learned later that the vast majority of electricians think they can feel correct torque, but ~70% undertightened, and ~10% overtightened fasteners

I am furious at myself for shearing the head off the screen cable bracket screw tonight. But also, wondering.

There have to be torque specs for the screws on this device - otherwise they'd have quality control issues during assembly. I've seen the devices for sale around the internet advertised for this exact purpose. I'm not a mechanical engineer, but I have heard engineers and manufacturing experts talk endlessly about the troubles they have with QC for threaded fasteners, and the importance of achieving adequate clamp loads without plastic deformation of threads.

I don't like making the same mistake twice. So, even though I'll be bringing my precious phone to a professional tomorrow morning (who can hopefully back the shaft of the screw out!), I'd like to see some useful information available so that myself or others can avoid this in the future!

A little bit of googling suggests that the generic recommended torque specs for a 3IP torx drive screw is somewhere around 0.28 Nm, or 39.7 in/oz. This is entirely within the range of a consumer torque screwdriver! But what's the official spec for that screw? What about all the other screws?

You may say there's no point in providing torque specs to the home repair-er, but I assure you that if the information was available, I'd take advantage of it! And maybe others would too!

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