I will now join the ranks of idiots who do not safety wire
10-11-2009, 01:28 PM
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Is there some kind of award for the person who has suffered the greatest number of mechanical failures related to fasteners on a turbocharger, and yet still won't give up?
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10-11-2009, 02:39 PM
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When I assembled this car a year ago, I bolted everything together. Today every fastener is dressed with anti-seize, torqud to spec, and the hot parts will all have a mechanical locker. I realized that even though I'm a layman paper pusher, I've built a racecar and put more stress through it than any former convention suggests. Aparently savington and I are a rare breed. I'm a man, I'm 40.
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10-11-2009, 02:47 PM
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Dear god, I pity you people and all of your boosted problems. Easy fix... don't have a turbo and stop caring about your car like me! 
At least it wasn't a v-band issue, in which case I would be really sad and at the same time would be laughing for your misfortune. Get it fixed and get back to Vette murder.
At least it wasn't a v-band issue, in which case I would be really sad and at the same time would be laughing for your misfortune. Get it fixed and get back to Vette murder.
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10-11-2009, 02:57 PM
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I'm "doing this" at a level where conventional logic, materials, and designs fail. A handfull of fabricators are getting a lot of r&d from us for free. It seems to me that fastener have not recieved the respect they require.
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10-11-2009, 03:12 PM
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This is why every bolt on the fsae car is required to be safety wired. My roommate is dubbed the "safety wire team leader" because he spent two weeks last year removing every bolt, drilling a small hole in the head, then safety wiring it in place.
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10-11-2009, 03:41 PM
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10-11-2009, 03:42 PM
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I had all sorts of **** safety wired on the 91, until I got tired of cutting the **** out of my fingers, hands, and arms any time I even looked at the motor. As time went on, anything I removed that was safety wired, was replaced without safety wire.
Different applications though. That car had a gentle life, and only embarrassed expensive stuff on the street.
Different applications though. That car had a gentle life, and only embarrassed expensive stuff on the street.
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