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Old 24-04-2014, 09:46 PM
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The Underdog
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i asked a while back on how far a nut should be on to be safe. i was told the engineers rule is 1.5 times the thickness of the stud. so for example the stud is 10mm thick you want 15mm of nut on thread of bolt.