That sounds real familiar as a 'rule of thumb' but I think it only applies to rolled or forged threads.
Paul Tegler [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.teglerizer.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "M D "Doc" Nugent" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 11:58 AM Subject: Re: mea culpa - bolt question > The rule I learned is that you only need > thread-to-thread contact as deep as the bolt shaft is > wide. The context for the rule was wheel lugbolts on > Porsches, but it makes some sense. > > Using the rule, a 3/8" shaft bolt (any length) that > has 3/8" of thread-to-thread contact won't be any > stronger, or any less apt to break, than one with 3/4" > of thread-to-thread contact. [Substitute your actual > bolt size for 3/8"] > > OICBW, > M D "Doc" Nugent > Renton, WA *** http://www.team.net/the-local *** Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html *** unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try *** http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool *** http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo *** Archives at http://www.team.net/archive *** Edit your replies!
