In a message dated 7/8/2008 5:15:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
fot-request@autox.team.net writes:
> To: "'FOT'" <fot@autox.team.net>
> Cc: Ryan Murphy <rpm724@att.net>, "Ryan Murphy \(work\)"
> <Ryan.Murphy@fdlco.wi.gov>
>
> I'm looking for hardened and ground washers for the cylinder head nuts and
> the
> rocker stud nuts. Been reading Carroll Smith's book on fasteners and he
> makes
> sense to use these washers in this application, especially the cylinder head
> which has spot faced locations for the washers. I have washer from Moss but
> they all are "crushed" and obviously not very hard. (Checked with a file and
> they are just plain washers as far as I can tell, the right size though,
> almost.) On the rocker studs, I had used double Gr. 8 washers and they still
> got "dished" into the rocker pedestal holes. I'm wondering if some of the
> rocker pedestal stud breakage is from not having a good hardened and ground
> washer under the nut and the nut loosing it's tension and/or bending causing
> the breakage that has been reported. This has probably been discussed and
> maybe everyone is already using these type of washers. I'm still pretty new
> at this and still have a lot to learn.
>
> Would appreciate anyone who has a source for these type of washers in the
> size
> needed. Did the usual Google thing and haven't come up with a supplier who
> would sell just 20 or so.
>
> Thanks,
> Tim
> 1961 TR4 #317
Tim,
ARP or Coast Fabrications both supply such washers, you will need
measurements when ordering, including thickness.
Also get their catalogs.
Leon
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