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Originally Posted by bobcowan
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.
I make mine snug, with very little slack. Then use the pliers to bend the wire
90*. The wire kind of looks like a Z. If the spinner comes loose, it will straighten out the wire, and I'll see it.
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I make my wire tight. If it holds the knock off, great, if the wire breaks that is my indicator that the knock off has started going in a direction without permission.