Stainless Lock Wire - What Gauge please ?

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#1 Stainless Lock Wire - What Gauge please ?

Post by neil4444 » Wed Jun 05, 2013 4:42 pm

Hi,

Please can anyone advise what gauge of stainless lock wire I need to use for the lockwire bolts on the IRS (brake mounts, diff carriers, cage, etc) ?

Many thanks,

Neil
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Post by Moeregaard » Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:10 pm

Off the top of my head, I believe .040" annealed locking wire is used on the differential mounting bolts, and .032" will work on the calipers. Eight to ten turns per inch will work with both wire sizes.
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Post by neil4444 » Wed Jun 05, 2013 9:10 pm

Thanks Mark.
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Post by abowie » Wed Jun 05, 2013 10:39 pm

I used .040" which is 1mm and I think it's 18 gauge.
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