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Safety Wire

Post by Mopar_man » Tue Dec 08, 2020 7:41 pm

So how do you like to safety wire you Mag Ring? Also when safety wiring the 4 flywheel bolts do you need to keep the amount of twists at a minimum so you don't have a bunch of wire on one side that will throw off the balance?

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Re: Safety Wire

Post by henryford2 » Tue Dec 08, 2020 8:26 pm

With the safety wire so close to the center of rotation I don't believe it will contribute to any significant unbalance. Just my humble opinion, enjoy. Joe


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Re: Safety Wire

Post by Dan McEachern » Tue Dec 08, 2020 8:39 pm

Safety wire the field coil bolts in pairs as well as the flywheel bolts- no need to wire all four together in either location. And yes, as Joe said- the unbalance from any symmetry issues with the flywheel bolt wire would be minimal at best.

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Re: Safety Wire

Post by Mopar_man » Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:39 pm

As always thanks for the advice.

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