I need manufacturers to give "frame spent 3 decades in the salt belt, questionable metal compatibility and won't be taken apart until it breaks again" torque specs.

It's like they think I'm going to take this thing apart and put it back together every year.

j/k, finding torque specs for a decades old steel bike is a lost cause

a good machinists handbook will give you torque specs that take into account fastener size, material, and thread-locking style.[0]

mine is much older than linked version, but i doubt they'd revise that whole section out of it.

[0]: https://www.amazon.com/Machinerys-Handbook-Toolbox-Erik-Ober...

In the car world that torque is measured in ugga duggas from the impact wrench