[Tigers] Crossmember Installation Headache: Advice NeededPlease!

[Dave Munroe]

Now that makes sense!
( I should have really thought about it. )

Thanks for the lesson, Dr.MayF.

Dave




From: drmayf

Sender: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net
 Not when you really think about it. Think about two plates being bolted 
together. You want the strongest part of the bolt, the unthreaded part, to 
carry the load. If part of the bolt that is threaded is in the hole  then 
the load capacity is reduced because of the root diameter of the bolt: ie 
smaller cross section for either shear or tension.

 mayf

dave at munroe.ca wrote:

Hey Mayf,

That is, interestingly, counter-intuitive.

Dave

Actually, the grip length is the amount of the bolt that is  unthreaded, 
i.e., the shank of the bolt.

mayf

mcdangerous at verizon.net wrote:

Roger that!  Thanks.  M