> N197TR4@cs.com writes:
>> I have done away with lock washers and use Loc-Tite. (so has a major
>> tractor manufacturer following an extensive study)
> Kubota?
Pretty sure Joe is referring to my current employer, John Deere.
I don't know any details, but I would guess that it wasn't quite as simple
as just putting a few drops of Loctite on _all_ existing fasteners; more a
case of doing all new designs without lockwashers. At least that's the way
it went in my little sub-company of NavCom.
But we also do things like seal custom electronics into welded housings, so
the entire unit must be discarded if a $.02 resistor fails, so what's good
for Deere may not necessarily be good for the country <g>
Joe, do you still use Loctite on things like exhaust manifold bolts ? I
always thought it didn't work well at high temperatures ...
Randall
_______________________________________________
Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html
This list supported in part by the Vintage Triumph Register
http://www.vtr.org
Triumphs@autox.team.net
http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/triumphs
http://www.team.net/archive
|