More likely that the engineer was asked by the design team, "How big a
fastener do we need to support 5 pounds of thins steel and allow for
some adjustment?"
The answer is over engineered with all the screws and two hinges not
just one! ;-)
Lester
On May 28, 2009, at 2:32 PM, Michael Rowe wrote:
> After I noticed that the threaded backing plate for the door hinges
> is not very thick, it occurred to me that the reason they use screws
> instead of bolts in the hinges might be to reduce the maximum torque
> that you can apply to them, preventing strip-out. Does that make
> sense?
>
> Michael Rowe
> '74 Midget
> '60 Bugeye kit
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