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Are there any fasteners or parts you'd recommend against using stainless steel? Any fasteners with "mission critical strength" requirements?
ludwig said:It's not just a matter of strength , but also of elacticity .
In a way a bolt is like a spring , and it is the stretching of the bolt that gives the required tension to keep things together .
I would not use SS bolts on anything that matters , defenitely not on cylinder heads and barrels .
I would not use SS bolts on anything that matters
swooshdave said:ludwig said:It's not just a matter of strength , but also of elacticity .
In a way a bolt is like a spring , and it is the stretching of the bolt that gives the required tension to keep things together .
I would not use SS bolts on anything that matters , defenitely not on cylinder heads and barrels .
Which frame fasteners would you also avoid? I'm not too concerned with engine much except for the mounting bolts.
Is it true that Kenny Dreer sleeved trans bosses to get a slip fit?
RoadScholar said:I'm a stainless steel-a-holic, I have been for several years and I don't see any relief in the near or distant future... I started in the usual way with just a couple, they looked so good and, and I had to "do" a few more, before I knew it, they were everwhere on my Norton, then it got real serious, I started thinking about building another Norton, and, I'm ashamed, I started buying MORE stainless in anticipation...
I have read most of the technical articles, a good portion from ARP, some from the SAE, and I agree that the vast majority of stainless fasteners available to the general public would be better classified as butter bolts.
Take a look at the offerings from:
http://www.rockypointcycle.com
304 and 316 stainless, fasteners used, exclusively, on every CNW project. After reading about stainless fasteners I called Stan Smith and told him that I was very concerned about my safety, due to the fact that, with 6 exceptions, my MkIII is exclusively fastened with his hardware.