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04-09-2021, 01:32 PM | #1 |
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Bolt and nut orientation
I have seen so many different ways to install bolts and nuts on specific assemblies that it is not funny.
Granted, there are just two ways to install the bolts and nuts to attach a certain part or assembly to the chassis. The Standards address some of these applications but not all. I wonder if Ford had very specific ways of attaching parts or if parts and assembly's were just installed, buttoned up and down the line the chassis went? Pluck |
04-09-2021, 02:18 PM | #2 |
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Re: Bolt and nut orientation
I like the aviation practice of heads up or forward.
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04-11-2021, 05:08 PM | #3 |
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I will bet that what ever was the fastest and easiest way to do the install was the way it was done.
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04-11-2021, 05:11 PM | #4 |
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Agree with Aermotor. Heads up or towards the front looks very professional.
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04-11-2021, 07:29 PM | #5 |
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Re: Bolt and nut orientation
an old aircraft rule... the rule of IDA....... bolts point Inboard, Down, or Aft, unless noted differently in the blueprint
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04-12-2021, 09:46 AM | #6 |
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Re: Bolt and nut orientation
I have taken apart many originals but don't have one in the shop presently
All Ive seen is the head toward the fender and the nut inside the frame. |
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For those who feel like it was whatever looked best, remember that Ford left nothing to be guessed at by his worker(s). There was a protocol on every process or procedure down to the way . |
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04-12-2021, 03:48 PM | #9 |
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Re: Bolt and nut orientation
Interesting question Pluck ! Personally I have struggled with the lack of information very often !
For instance, the bolts that tie together the upper body side panels to the lower ones ... I put them in with the nut on top. A friend asked me why not the other way around. Looked better, But I felt doing it as I did was more conveniant ... What is correct ? Henk
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04-13-2021, 01:54 PM | #11 |
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Brent,
Correct, a 55A Tudor 1929. RQ upper to lower ! Nuts up, bolts down. Pffff Henk
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