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George Miller · 02-12-2018, 04:18 PM

We use to build hyd cylinders up to 24 inch bore. Never used lock washers on the tie rods or pistons. If you torque to the popper torque the bolts or studs will not come loose, they stretch and hold a constant pressure what ever they are used for.

cars do not use lock washers on the connecting rods or main bearings or cylinder heads.

02-12-2018, 04:18 PM	#16
George Miller Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NC Posts: 2,975	Re: Why no lock-washers? We use to build hyd cylinders up to 24 inch bore. Never used lock washers on the tie rods or pistons. If you torque to the popper torque the bolts or studs will not come loose, they stretch and hold a constant pressure what ever they are used for. cars do not use lock washers on the connecting rods or main bearings or cylinder heads.