Return-Path: Received: from [65.173.216.66] (account ) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro WebUser 4.0.5) with HTTP id 1995993 for ; Thu, 23 Jan 2003 15:12:44 -0500 From: "Marvin Kaye" Subject: Re: [LML] Possible nose gear leg rod end To: lml X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro Web Mailer v.4.0.5 Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 15:12:44 -0500 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <074801c2c31a$8194bdd0$f004fea9@new> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Posted for "Cy Galley" : Fine pitch threads are actually stronger than coarse pitch when the threaded material is dense. On weaker, less dense material such as cast aluminum, the course threads are the best solution but they are not as strong as fine threads in a steel to steel lash up. Fine threads leave the female part at its strongest. Cy Galley, TC - Chair, Emergency Aircraft Repair, Oshkosh Editor, EAA Safety Programs cgalley@qcbc.org or experimenter@eaa.org Always looking for articles for the Experimenter