Re: Thread pitch questions

[John]

Having spent a good many years in the aviation community, I found that
most, if not all, of the threaded fasteners are fine thread.
This is to lessen the chance of vibration loosening the fastener.
A coarse thread fastener coming loose on a vibrating aircraft at 20,000 feet is
not a good thing.
Neither is a shift rod linkage that fails miles from the ramp.
Looking closely at the brass clamp, I see that the bolt actually fits
in the groove of the shift rods and that holds them together.
When properly torqued down, that was OMCs design to make a secure fitting.
Personally, I have never seen one fail (if installed correctly) maybe one of you mechanics have seen it ??

Edit: LOL – Mumbles beat me to it – so we are on the same page.

AWESOME photos Mumbles !! great presentation.

hmmmmmm now where can I hide neon pink and neon green nail polish in my tool box ?? lol

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