Sorry for my ignorance, but what are Belleville washers?
Kees Oudesluijs
NL
Bob Spidell schreef:
> Sounds reasonable. Split lockwashers gouge into the aluminum casting,
> thus relieving some of the tension on the bolt. Belleville washers
> make more sense--if they're a larger diameter you're also applying
> more clamping force, just like a hardened flatwashwer. The spring
> load would keep tension on the bolt, keeping it from loosening (like
> the locktite).
>
> My objection to drilling out the shock mounting holes for oversized
> bolts is that you're removing metal from the already crack-prone
> mounting flange.
>
>
> bs
>
>
> Steve B. Gerow wrote:
>> FWIW - my car has 3 10mm x 1.5 bolts added by a PO and I've been
>> using spring steel belleville washers under all the shock bolts for
>> years - no loctite and none of them has ever loosened.
>>
>>
>
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