I thought the limit on the WAF was the crush strength of the wood as opposed to the strength of the bolts?
On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 2:22 PM, Virgil N.Salisbury via KRnet < krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote: > > There is information some where as to the torque for each size > bolt and thread pitch. A good reference, Virg > > > On 8/31/2015 2:15 PM, brian.kraut--- via KRnet wrote: > >> And that is almost how they are done on the Mustang 2. Those without >> folding wings use a bolt and nut, but when using folding wings you use a >> bolt ground to a bullet shaped end instead of threads and just bang it >> in the hole. The wing gap seal has a piece on it that keeps them from >> being able to back out. >> >> However, on the KR I do recommend a nut and if you are putting it on >> might as well torque it correctly. Since you have two relatively thin >> WAFs that can be bent a bit it is best to have them clamped together so >> the bolt is really loaded only in shear as designed. >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options >
