[Healeys] Spring washers don't work !

[Austin Healey]

On the worst places better use self locking nuts. They work.

Gergo

2011/6/22 Derek Job <derek.c.job at gmail.com>

> All,
>
> Yesterday must have been a slow day as I found myself googling 'spring
> washers' in the interests of increasing my limited knowledge of all things
> mechanical.
>
> One of the results was the artilce below, with video tests, which concludes
> that under various circumstances,spring washers, as well as not preventing
> screw loosening, can actually make it worse.
>
> Interesting stuff. What is the view of the list experts out there?
>
> http://www.boltscience.com/pages/helicalspringwashers.htm
>
> cheers
>
> Derek
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