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[quote=bobcowan;1486203]This is correct. Safety wire isn't really strong enough to hold the spinner in place. It's just there to let you know when it's coming loose.

"Contrary to popular belief, even the best job of safety wiring will contribute virtually nothing to the task of preventing a bolt from loosening to the point where effective levels of residual stress disappear. All that safety wire can do is limit the rotation of a bolt and prevent it's physical departure."

Carrol Smith.


Well I guess I stand corrected and I've been following the wrong procedure these last 40+ years. I probably should contact the World's aircraft, engine and components manufacturers , lest I forget also all the Militaries Aviation and FAA ,EUSA, CAA, that Carrol Smith says and knows more than they do.

I would ask who in the *uck is Carrol Smith, but that would be adding more Kool-aid to the pitcher.

Darn Flat-earthers logic beats me every time.

PS. Chuck Yeager died yesterday. I'm glad he didn't have to read this thread.