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Date:         Fri, 23 Mar 2001 14:07:31 -0800
Reply-To:     Derek Darling <derek.darling@TELUS.NET>
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From:         Derek Darling <derek.darling@TELUS.NET>
Subject:      Purpose of Sh4ear Bolts, or Nuts
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The purpose of these shear-NUTS is to guarantee a certain torque to hold
the column on. The head of the bolt literally "shears off" when you tighten
it, leaving that god-forsaken piece of crap bolt to take off when you try
to change the column. I personally like the 5-lb peen hammer and a 9" cold
chisel to spin the #$%^&*'ing thing off!


I say this because the '84 I got from a friend was in a front-end
collision, and the column did NOT shear off. Just looking at the column
makes me wonder HOW it would shear off in the event of an accident.


Derekd
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