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Cockshutt 40 engine

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Junior

04-10-2005 18:52:44

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I was wondering about the wires that are wrapped around the bolt heads that hold the main bearing caps on.....should you put new wire on after you do a rebuild? - It doesn't make much sense why they are on their anyway...if the bolts are torqued properly, they shouldn't come loose, and if they did, is a 16 gauge piece of wire really going to stop it? I was just wondering because I really don't want to put the wire back on because I'm more afraid of a piece of wire getting loose in the engine and damaging it more than I am one of those main bearing cap bolts coming loose. So all you experts out there, would I be better off putting new wire back on, or leaving it off? THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT!!

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Mike (WA)

04-11-2005 10:58:03

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Re: Cockshutt 40 engine in reply to Junior, 04-10-2005 18:52:44

I believe the rebuilders all put the wire on- If a bolt without wire loosens up, it will continue to loosen because of the vibrations in the engine, with predictably disastrous results. The wire doesn't have to have much strength, because the force trying to loosen the bolt (vibration) is tiny- certainly not enough to break the wire. But always use new wire, because the old wire was "kinked" when it was put on, and will break very easily.

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