24-07-14, 03:51 PM
There is absolutely nothing wrong with drilling the head of a bolt and wiring the pair togather it is a well established and accepted engineering practice, It all depends on the size of the hole, so for instance a 1mm/1.5mm hole nothing wrong at all.
A torque wrench is only as good as the last time it was calibrated and that should be done annually, if one wants to split hairs.
The proper way and most effective method of tightening a bolt would be to apply a smear of Mollycoat G to the thread and the contact point were the bolt head contacts whatever is being torqued up that way you will achieve the correct setting.
Next time you are in a racing paddock have a look and see how many bikes do not have bolts drilled and wired, if it is good enough for the Dunlop boys will be good enough for me.
Okay explain the differance between a set bolt and a bolt
A torque wrench is only as good as the last time it was calibrated and that should be done annually, if one wants to split hairs.
The proper way and most effective method of tightening a bolt would be to apply a smear of Mollycoat G to the thread and the contact point were the bolt head contacts whatever is being torqued up that way you will achieve the correct setting.
Next time you are in a racing paddock have a look and see how many bikes do not have bolts drilled and wired, if it is good enough for the Dunlop boys will be good enough for me.
Okay explain the differance between a set bolt and a bolt
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