[Spridgets] Dead screws

Michael Rowe mdrowe at optonline.net
Thu May 28 13:32:42 MDT 2009


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
Long Island, NY 


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