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RE: captive nut ?? or something

To: Mark Miller <markm@tutsys.com>,
Subject: RE: captive nut ?? or something
From: Mark Miller <markm@tutsys.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 12:54:45 -0700
Its the cleaner version of BFH as it applies to washers.

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> From:         jniolon@uss.com[SMTP:jniolon@uss.com]
> Sent:         Friday, July 09, 1999 2:52 PM
> To:   Mark Miller; shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Subject:      RE: captive nut ?? or something
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> I'm assuming that 'big ol' is a size descriptor   just a little smaller
> than big ol honkin, right ?
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> Mark Miller <markm@tutsys.com> on 07/09/99 02:48:10 PM
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> To:   John Niolon/Fairfield/USX, cak@dimebank.com
> cc:   shop talk mailing list <shop-talk@Autox.Team.Net>
> Subject:  RE: captive nut ?? or something
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> And remember to use big ol' washers to distribute the force where it
> attaches to the floorboards.  Using more than two bolts per rail is
> another
> good way to distribute the force.
> 
> Mark Miller
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> > From:   cak@dimebank.com[SMTP:cak@dimebank.com]
> > Reply To:    cak@dimebank.com
> > Sent:   Friday, July 09, 1999 2:32 PM
> > To:     jniolon@uss.com
> > Cc:     shop-talk@autox.team.net
> > Subject:     Re:  captive nut ?? or something
> >
> >
> > How about tack welding the bolts into the square tubing, and then
> > threading the nuts on from the bottom? The welds don't have to be
> > big (don't want to undo the heat treat) to resist hand tightening
> torque.
> >
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