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Old 09-24-2008, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by jwd View Post
OR you can just wire them tight so that the wire will allow no movement without breaking (that's what safety wires are for anyway). A broken wire would be your "visual indicator". I've never seen, in any type of construction, where you are supposed to put in a loop or leave a saftey wire loose. That defeats its purpose.

Jim
From what I have been told, the wire is supposed to be an indicator first, and a limiter second. You are supposed to check your wire's tightness everytime before you drive your car. A wire that's tightened up means the spinner needs to be tightened.
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