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Will do, boss
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Hi
Lots wrong in that photo.
It would make a good training photo on how not to do it.
Yes circled is the adjuster.
A before and after photo of my build.
The good thing about the forty series brake system is all parts are available after market.
Suggest you buy a spring kit.View attachment 884749View attachment 884752
Keep up the build.
Cheers
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Hi Micdon
You are right in what you say.
Rivets verse bolts.
A riveted joint will give a better fix over a bolt.
Take two pieces of steel and drill a 1/2 inch hole (500 thou). Take one rivet with an out side diameter of 501 to 502 thou.
The rivet is now a press fit into the hole. Set the rivet using the correct tools.
The rivet now grows into the hole.
Apply shear force . No movement between the 2 pieces of steel will occur till rivet sheer.
Correctly done this riveted joint will last the life of the piece of riveted steel with no maintenance necessary. A rusted out piece of riveted steel is a challenge to separate.
A chassis twisting and flexing would be a source of shear force.
Bolts
Take to pieces of steel and drill a 1/2 inch hole (500 thou) . Take a 1/2 inch bolt and put it through the hole and tighten to the correct torque. What happens?
If the bolt is not a tolerance fit in the hole and you torque the bolt the 2 pieces of steel are clamped together and a friction fit is achieved.
Apply shear force and the two plates will move once the shear force friction is meet. This force would be far less than the shear of the rivet.
Once movement occurs between two pieces of steel wear begins.
This time use a bolt that is a tolerance fit in the 1/2 inch hole . Problem being here is the length of the precision section of the bolt must equal the thickness of the 2 pieces of steel you wish to join. Bolts to meet this specification may not be available.
This combination torqued correctly should give good results . However in my opinion it will not replace the rivet in some applications.
These are my thoughts only and are based on a life time of knowledge with working with steel.
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