[TR] TRactor engine: conrods big end tab washers. Needed or not?

[pethier at comcast.net]

----- "Randall" <tr3driver at ca.rr.com> wrote:
> Triumph actually deleted the con rod lock tabs during TR4 production. 
> The
> tab material is necessarily soft (so the tabs can be bent), and can
> pound
> out causing the rod bolts to lose tension even though they don't turn.

This is a known problem with Lotus Europa rear hub nuts.

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