Re: [MV] Flange bolts for propeller shafts

From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Mon Aug 22 2005 - 18:59:12 PDT


I believe that if that jackshaft had washers on it it was wrong in the first
place. I believe that they were assembled with a bolt and locknut only.
They need to be checked ocasionally as they will work loose just like
lugnuts. I had one to come through the floorboard in VietNam once.

Sonny

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce C. Beattie" <bruce@EECS.Berkeley.EDU>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Flange bolts for propeller shafts

> Hi Ryan,
> Well, yes and no....
> Probably the most important factor here is the length of the shank. It is
> important that there be no possibility of play in the joint other than the
> hole to
> bolt shank clearance. Once the threads get into that area and something
> loosens up,
> it can reduce the diameter of the bolt, introduceing play in the system.
> In some systems it probably isn't that big a deal, but since this is
> for the Transmission
> to Transfer case propeller shaft of a 5 Ton, I really don't want to throw
> dice.
> Maybe I'm being paranoid, but then I didn't think this part would fail the
> way it did,
> just because someone put some lock plates in backwards.
> ie Better safe than sorry.
>
> Thankyou very much for the advice though!
> Bruce
>
>
>
>
> Ryan Gill wrote:
>
>>At 3:14 PM -0700 8/22/05, Bruce C. Beattie wrote:
>>
>>>Hi All,
>>> Anyone have some leads on which surplus venders sell flange bolts for
>>> the
>>>propeller shafts? Here is the NSN and the critical properties:
>>>
>>
>>I'd think that the only special thing about them is the phsphate coating.
>>Otherwise isn't it just a given size Grade 8 Bold and nut?
>>
>>
>
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