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Bernie the Bolt revives The Golden Sh!t... Left a bit, down a lot... Mayday!
Neatly executed, Hoskins, but what's the point?
That should be obvious, Shirley. The bolt stops the spring from extending, and the spring keeps pressure on the bolt.
That should be obvious, Shirley. The bolt stops the spring from extending, and the spring keeps pressure on the bolt.
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Here at Boeing we call them vibration absorbing washers.
"So, before I sign off on this, we have one nut checker and one bolt checker here, and you're both happy, right?
What? You're both nut checkers? Oh, for heaven's sake... look, let's just get this thing over with, ok?" (scribble) "There."
What? You're both nut checkers? Oh, for heaven's sake... look, let's just get this thing over with, ok?" (scribble) "There."
Is that fastener essential? I keep getting calls from an association that wants a bolt hole on the aircraft.
Who on earth is asking for that?
From the name of the club, I think they're from Denver.
Who on earth is asking for that?
From the name of the club, I think they're from Denver.
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It's a case of simple logic, if I tightened them up, we wouldn't know if they were correctly torqued or not torqued correctly, BUT... If I leave them loose then there is only one assumption to be made, and that is they are not torqued correctly.
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Hmmm I can see your logic, if we add another 4 washers to the bolts then we can save time torqueing them up as it will take less work and preserve those threads not used.
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Hmmm, It's a bit of a Donald Trump quandry, did he screw it or did he not..
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It's a bit late in reaching the gate after the door has bolted.