Paul Eastham
Well Known Member
Hi,
I installed my airbox yesterday and safetied the bolts into the carb with the tabbed washers Van's provides. The washers are square, and only one of the two tabs really lines up to press against the flat of the bolt head.
After getting the tab down as tight as I could (with a punch and small hammer), I tried to loosen the bolt and it slipped right past the tab. I could detect no resistance provided by the tab.
Am I missing something here?
I was thinking I'd just swap in drilled-head bolts, but those are a little hard to come by in the coarse thread pitch. Mcmaster has some, though at a lower strength (grade 5). The ones in the kit are grade 8 undrilled.
Paul
I installed my airbox yesterday and safetied the bolts into the carb with the tabbed washers Van's provides. The washers are square, and only one of the two tabs really lines up to press against the flat of the bolt head.
After getting the tab down as tight as I could (with a punch and small hammer), I tried to loosen the bolt and it slipped right past the tab. I could detect no resistance provided by the tab.
Am I missing something here?
I was thinking I'd just swap in drilled-head bolts, but those are a little hard to come by in the coarse thread pitch. Mcmaster has some, though at a lower strength (grade 5). The ones in the kit are grade 8 undrilled.
Paul