Idea: Maybe market a lightweight titanium bolt set for VWs....:) (That was a fad several years back on bicycles as weight reduction became popular. )
The quality and extra expense of fasteners would be justified on a spacecraft where failure could mean the end of someone's life. $8 a bolt is cheap from that perspective. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Ben Randolph Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 3:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Need Brake Pad Install Help ASAP - Thanks > From: "Mathieu Blais" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Need Brake Pad Install Help ASAP - Thanks > > I > really think that allen bolts seems to > strip a lot more and easilly than just regular hex bolts. I really hate > them for that. interesting factiod on allen bolts...the ONLY type of fastners we use on our spacecraft are allen heads. most of the stuff is size 4, 6, or 8 though (rarely, if ever, is there a 1/4" fastener) and you're really cranking down on the screws when you get above 20 in-lbs. ...so i guess thats not a straight comparison. still interesting though. i think as you get smaller, its easier to torque down an allen than it is a hex. the screws also almost all titanium (stainless steel is the cheap stuff) and as a comparison, the 1/2" 6-32 screw you would buy at the hardware store for 12 cents cost 8-10 bucks in titanium flavor. i had a bag full of 800 screws last week... ben "random post" randolph _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
