X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.12.136.170] (HELO imo-m11.mail.aol.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with ESMTP id 2341047 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:42:15 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.136.170; envelope-from=WRJJRS@aol.com Received: from WRJJRS@aol.com by imo-m11.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.2.) id q.cb8.1b74760a (30737) for ; Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:41:34 -0400 (EDT) From: WRJJRS@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:41:34 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Safety Wire To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1190263294" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5042 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1190263294 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 9/19/2007 4:57:21 PM Pacific Standard Time, Jewen@comporium.net writes: What size safety wire is typically used in the engine compartment? Thanks, Joe Joe, Some A&P texts say .045 on critical items. (Prop bolts, Flywheel bolts etc) I have never needed anything bigger than .032 ss wire. On the motorcycles with small fasteners and low torques I used .025 for everything except brake caliper bolts. It is your behind, use what makes you comfortable. Any bolt that can come loose after being torqued correctly, and then safety wired correctly, is probably broken anyway. Even then the wire would usually pervent it from doing more damage. Bill Jepson ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com -------------------------------1190263294 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 9/19/2007 4:57:21 PM Pacific Standard Time,=20 Jewen@comporium.net writes:
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Joe,
Some A&P texts say .045 on critical items. (Prop bolts, Flywheel bo= lts=20 etc) I have never needed anything bigger than .032 ss wire. On the motorcycl= es=20 with small fasteners and low torques I used .025 for everything except brake= =20 caliper bolts. It is your behind, use what makes you comfortable. Any bolt t= hat=20 can come loose after being torqued correctly, and then safety wired correctl= y,=20 is probably broken anyway. Even then the wire would usually pervent it from=20 doing more damage.
Bill Jepson



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