Re: [MBZ] Belville washers, 300TD

2007-04-04 Thread Jim Cathey
But what the heck are belville washers? They are a dished spring washer. If you took a regular washer and molded it around the exhaust pipe you'd have a good approximation of its appearance. Translation: a spring-steel washer with a cylindrical bend to it. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] Belville washers, 300TD

2007-04-04 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Tue, 3 Apr 2007 19:19:21 -0700 Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But what the heck are belville washers? They are a dished spring washer. If you took a regular washer and molded it around the exhaust pipe you'd have a good approximation of its appearance. Translation: a

Re: [MBZ] Belville washers, 300TD

2007-04-04 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jim - Craig is correct. You are thinking of wave washers. For a good look at both go to the McMaster-Carr site and search for Belleville washers. http://www.mcmaster.com/ Euan - The section in the manual that explains the correct installation in my 126 manual is 49-100 of the engine section. I