From: Patrick Jankowiak (recycler@swbell.net)
Date: Sun Aug 28 2005 - 08:07:38 PDT
I had to saw through the bolt in one on an M35 fender. The nut was rusted
on and spun in its holder. A hacksaw blade would fit into the gap, and it
took an hour.
PJ
m35products wrote:
> Bruce:
>
> Pursuant to the guidelines set out in the Politically Correct Terminology
> Act of 2004, (as amended), we prefer to call captive nuts "Incarcerated
> Emotionally-Disturbed Hardware."
>
> In the event that you encounter a rusted captive nut, the
> politically-correct nomenclature would be "Recalcitrant,
> profanity-producing, ferrous-oxide anchored, rotationally-challenged,
> incarcerated, emotionally-disturbed hardware."
>
> Thank you for your attention to this matter.
>
> A P Bloom,
>
> (not rotationally-challenged, but certainly one or more of the rest)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce C. Beattie" <bruce@EECS.Berkeley.EDU>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 11:03 PM
> Subject: [MV] Captive nuts found on M54 and I suspect M35
>
>
>
>>Does anyone have a source for those special captive nuts that are a part
>>of the cab assembly and are used to secure the center cover plates that
>>go over the transmision? They seem to be square with little parts that
>>bend up to lock it in place. They fit into welded straps on the
>>underside of the floorpanels.
>>
>>Bruce MVPA 23824
>>
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