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| Subject: | [Towertalk] a way of preventing bolts |
| From: | aa4lr@arrl.net (Bill Coleman) |
| Date: | Thu, 25 Apr 2002 16:58:16 -0400 |
On 4/23/02 3:04 PM, GALE STEWARD at k3nd@yahoo.com wrote:
>Got to agree with Bill on this. Back in my car racing
>days, we had some of the "critical" hardware installed
>with wired bolts. They were easy to remove and
>re-install (no loctite) and then re-wire. Never had
>one vibrate loose.
Gosh, in Aircraft, this is a common practice. Indeed, manufacturers make
head-drilled bolts for just this purpose.
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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