a friends car,
banjo bolt get loose due to vibrations in carb A...
but carb B: ...nada....gone
bicareful, zenith inat with air thermovalve: vibration caused banjo bolt lost
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a friends car,
banjo bolt get loose due to vibrations in carb A...
but carb B: ...nada....gone
i would recomend to drill a microhole through bolt head and place a safety wire
Belgiumbarry
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it's near a "corner"... you could make a safety washer ( tabs to bend ) out of copper ?
Ulrich 3.0 CSA
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I think I should use Loctite
i will not recommend loctite, carb body is potmetal
easy to drill a hole in the head
the safety washer as @Belgiumbarry would be nice too
This tool is used for aircraft to drill holes in bolt heads for safety wires.
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Has this happened to anyone else? I don't think we should jump to action and modify based on an N=1. We leave that to our politicians.
stphers
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I have done lot's of these carbs and once done, have never seen one fall out. Most people are afraid to tighten them up properly as they are a little fragile
Here is a tech question, is a standard bolt, 8.8? so hard that it needs a special drill bit?
What about the wire, anything special? Stainless I assume, but needs to be malleable?
What about the wire, anything special? Stainless I assume, but needs to be malleable?
Belgiumbarry
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even if you drill a hole in the bolt.... against what are you safety wire it ??
There is wire specifically made for this, as well as a pliers that make the process easier. I've been looking to pick up some in case I needed to secure some fasteners and have been lucky enough to come across wire and pliers at two estates sales for bargain prices.
Here's how to do it:
Here is an example of what you might find for supplies, though I'm not advocating making the richest man even richer.
I have lots of aviation grade safety wire and will send a few feet to whoever needs it. The wire and an example of the pliers are below.
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You can by cheaper safety wire pliers online.
Even cheaper
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You can by cheaper safety wire pliers online.
Even cheaper
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Ulrich 3.0 CSA
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Hello all
Talked today to the owner of www.vergaserwelt.de.
A drop of Loctite is no problem better than loosing screws or parts.
He also could sell the lost screw.
Regards
Ulrich
Talked today to the owner of www.vergaserwelt.de.
A drop of Loctite is no problem better than loosing screws or parts.
He also could sell the lost screw.
Regards
Ulrich