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Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2005 06:52:29 -0400
From: "hippo" <johnhnospamam.shoal.net.au>
Subject: Re: bottom shock mount on C900 a-arms



Charles C wrote:

>WHAAAAAAAAT?  Screams in astonishment.

>That thread is about a 10mm thread (less?).  There is no way you tighten

>a nut on 10mm thread to anything more than 20 ft/lb (add that I have no 
>theoretical engineering background).

>What is the size of the nut, circa 13mm?

>60(ish)feet pounds are for roadwheel nuts.

John B said he thought about 19mm. Sounds about right from long ago memory
(and I'm not going out in the dark and a windstorm to look right now
either!) Bentley says 66 - 74lb/ft. Cheers
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