Franzh
Thanks for the useful tip
Yes it is an external flat cirlip though as I said above it is shaped like a loaf of bread in crossection.
Has anyone heard of circlips mounted with the convex surface out detaching themselves from an engine part while in service?
The circlip is used to hold a starter motor pinion.
The pinion is lightly loaded against the circlip via a spring.
The concern is that if the convex face of the circlip is against the circlip groove shoulder and the flat face against the pinion that repeated starts could cause the circlip to...
The way a rectangular circlip is made they look like a loaf of bread in cross section, with one surface containing defined sharp edges and the other appearing convex.
Is there a rule of thumb that states the circlip surface forced against the circlip groove and subjected to the most load, must...
I remember some time ago a study was done to determine which cyclic corrosion test produced results closest to that found on vehicles driven for several years in the field. At the time the GM 9540P test was considered the optimum test. Although I cannot find any data to back this claim there...
Aluminium coated mild steel (ACMS) is used for motor car exhaust heat shields on vehicles that have limited exposure to road salt. Low grade ferritic stainless steel or aluminised stainless steel on applications subjected to a more severe environment.
Aluminium or aluminium alloy could soften...
OzDave
If you are corresponding from Australia I suggest you contact Bluescope Steel who are the suppliers of steel sheet in Oz.
They can be contacted at www.bluescopesteelconnect.com
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GD
From my memory the HSLA steels we use (solid solution hardening types) do not alter in properties significantly as evidence from a hardness plot conducted across a sectioned portion of weld bead.
High strength dual phase and TRIP steels though may behave differently.
At our company, we have a standard listing of recommended torque for steel to steel, zinc plate steel and friction modified steel fasteners but nothing on bimetal combination fastener systems.
I have been asked to determine the grade of steel bolt required to assemble a plastic part with...
If there is danger of forming a kink in the cable due to contact with the sharp edge then the cable inner will fail by fatigue. We have experienced such failures in clutch release cables and speedo cables in the past with consequent part breakdown.
If weight is not a problem then go back to old fathfull-flake graphite cast iron. It has the one of the best damping capacities of all modern automotive materials.
The major variables in performing an induction hardening operation are power settings and time spent within the hardening coils.
Assuming your part is rotating as it is drawn through the coils a likely reason for "spatter" formation would be if the part is offset to one side such that...
Not sure about BM's but current sub frames, suspension arms and chassis rails are made from either hot rolled or cold rolled high strength low alloy steels sheet or coil. In addition, such steels can be galvanneal or galvanised pre-coated for corrosion resistance.
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