safety wire
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From: 51°N 114°W, 3500' elevation
Re: safety wire
Actually it depends on the size of the safety wire. I have some stainless safety wire that's thinner than most mild steel safety wire.
Measure the thickness of the wire and drill the hole slightly larger.
Measure the thickness of the wire and drill the hole slightly larger.
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From: Clovis, NM
Re: safety wire
common sizes are .020'' .032'' and .040''
I use .020'' on electrical plugs, .032'' on bolts, nuts, AN caps/plugs and .040'' for v-band clamps.
I do a good bit of safety wiring, you have to have a pair of safety wire plyers, you can do it a lot better.
Have you ever safety wired before?
I use .020'' on electrical plugs, .032'' on bolts, nuts, AN caps/plugs and .040'' for v-band clamps.
I do a good bit of safety wiring, you have to have a pair of safety wire plyers, you can do it a lot better.
Have you ever safety wired before?
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From: Upstate NY
Re: safety wire
Originally Posted by oil pan 4
common sizes are .020'' .032'' and .040''
I use .020'' on electrical plugs, .032'' on bolts, nuts, AN caps/plugs and .040'' for v-band clamps.
I do a good bit of safety wiring, you have to have a pair of safety wire plyers, you can do it a lot better.
Have you ever safety wired before?
I use .020'' on electrical plugs, .032'' on bolts, nuts, AN caps/plugs and .040'' for v-band clamps.
I do a good bit of safety wiring, you have to have a pair of safety wire plyers, you can do it a lot better.
Have you ever safety wired before?
Look near the bottom of page 2578 in McMaster-Carr online catalog:
http://www.mcmaster.com/
search for "pliers twisting". The pics and description should help. Gee, they even have clockwise and counteclockwise directional pliers. I guess in Australia you'd have to use CCW twists. It's a coriolis thing.
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From: La Porte, TX
Re: safety wire
"Is safety wiring anything like safe sex? "
Maybe, I've never gotten off doing either.
As for the wire help, thanks guys, I've learned a lot. I thought all safety wire was the same size and had never seen any that was'nt stainless. I'e used the wire a few times before but never bothered to mic it or had to drill any holes for that matter. The moser 12 bolt has finally unearthed itself from underneath my parts car and will go in the T/A this weekend. I was thinking about wiring the bottom 2 bolts for my spohn torque arm as they never seemed to stay torqued down. Anyone tryed this before?
James
Maybe, I've never gotten off doing either.
As for the wire help, thanks guys, I've learned a lot. I thought all safety wire was the same size and had never seen any that was'nt stainless. I'e used the wire a few times before but never bothered to mic it or had to drill any holes for that matter. The moser 12 bolt has finally unearthed itself from underneath my parts car and will go in the T/A this weekend. I was thinking about wiring the bottom 2 bolts for my spohn torque arm as they never seemed to stay torqued down. Anyone tryed this before?
James
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From: Friendswood, TX, USA
Re: safety wire
"Summit" amoung others, offers a safety wire drill fixture. So you can drill the nuts and bolts.
Other options are to get new self locking nuts, or use a castellated nut and drill the bolt for a cotter pin.
Other options are to get new self locking nuts, or use a castellated nut and drill the bolt for a cotter pin.
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