Posted by Dachshund on April 29, 2012 at 08:35:37 from (98.16.178.155):
In Reply to: Re: OEM bolts posted by CNKS on April 29, 2012 at 07:30:30:
Way back when - when I worked at a Materials & Research Lab - we tested a LOT of different fasteners. Split Lock washers as a whole only worked a VERY small percentage of the time - and only when torqued PROPERLY. Once used, they failed EVERY time to function properly when re-installed. The whole system is based on something that only "works" when the bolt is already loose. They are a good "spacer", but not much more..... I still use them - even though I know they don't really work, but they LOOK right on old tractors. The problem with reusing them is - they get work hardened and brittle, then break CAUSING the bolt to loosen.
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