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absintheisfun
01-22-2010, 07:42 PM
I need some help...I've never messed with safety wire, and was wanting a second opinion...how does this look?

--How do you manage the miles of wire all to keep one continuous loop on the brakes?

Be honest, no hurt feelings here...I need to take them apart anyway, I forgot the thread lock...

I just want to know if I'm on the right track.

Thanks

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

barraza
01-23-2010, 07:25 AM
The outside bolts at 1:00 and 4:00 are marginal, and the inside bolt a 8:00 is being pulled the wrong way. Make sure the wire will have to stretch for the bolt to loosen. Also some of it appears to be pulled a little too tight, particularly the portion between about 10:00 and 11:00 on the outer circle. It should be 6-8 turns per inch.

Thats actually not a bad first effort, it gets easier the more you do.

There is no need to try to make it one continuous loop through all the fasteners in the circle, it would be a real pain unless the bolt heads have multiple wire holes, and it would be difficult even then.

smhigh
01-23-2010, 11:01 AM
Check out these pictures....

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/z282nv/miscpictures059.jpg

http://n44vf.velocityxl.com/pictures/prop_wire.jpg