Caterpillar has some hardened washers and sell
in slmall quantity at the local dealer.
art de armond
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Cc: "Ryan Murphy" <rpm724@att.net>; <Ryan.Murphy@fdlco.wi.gov>
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] hardened washers
> In a message dated 7/8/2008 5:15:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> fot-request@autox.team.net writes:
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>> To: "'FOT'" <fot@autox.team.net>
>> Cc: Ryan Murphy <rpm724@att.net>, "Ryan Murphy \(work\)"
>> <Ryan.Murphy@fdlco.wi.gov>
>>
>> I'm looking for hardened and ground washers for the cylinder head nuts
>> and
>> the
>> rocker stud nuts. Been reading Carroll Smith's book on fasteners and he
>> makes
>> sense to use these washers in this application, especially the cylinder
>> head
>> which has spot faced locations for the washers. I have washer from Moss
>> but
>> they all are "crushed" and obviously not very hard. (Checked with a file
>> and
>> they are just plain washers as far as I can tell, the right size though,
>> almost.) On the rocker studs, I had used double Gr. 8 washers and they
>> still
>> got "dished" into the rocker pedestal holes. I'm wondering if some of
>> the
>> rocker pedestal stud breakage is from not having a good hardened and
>> ground
>> washer under the nut and the nut loosing it's tension and/or bending
>> causing
>> the breakage that has been reported. This has probably been discussed
>> and
>> maybe everyone is already using these type of washers. I'm still pretty
>> new
>> at this and still have a lot to learn.
>>
>> Would appreciate anyone who has a source for these type of washers in the
>> size
>> needed. Did the usual Google thing and haven't come up with a supplier
>> who
>> would sell just 20 or so.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tim
>> 1961 TR4 #317
>
> Tim,
>
> ARP or Coast Fabrications both supply such washers, you will need
> measurements when ordering, including thickness.
>
> Also get their catalogs.
>
> Leon
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