lockwiring

[Tom MLC]

I'd just tell them I'm an airplane mechanic, I like safety wire. They will either believe it or they will not.

What's your technique for drilling the lock wire holes in the bolts and nuts?

I've been lock wiring on my Red Hotrod. I know It's not needed, but I think it looks cool. Learned to safety wire in the Navy working on aircraft.

I probably have some pictures worth sharing. I'll dig 'em up later.

[Nessism]

What's your technique for drilling the lock wire holes in the bolts and nuts?

We use a lot of lockwire where I work and the hardware is typically drilled across the corners of the hex.

[Bonsai]

Yes, definitely on my Shovelhead- but that is another topic... Use it on critical system parts- exhaust brakes...

If you aren't looking for purdy anodized hardware McMaster Carr has a good selection of hex and allen screws.

Bonsai

[Sandy]

I'd just tell them I'm an airplane mechanic, I like safety wire. They will either believe it or they will not.

What's your technique for drilling the lock wire holes in the bolts and nuts?

For doing bolt heads I get a set nuts of different thread sizes and pitch and cut through one of the flats with a hacksaw. Now you can thread the nut onto the bolt and secure in a vise for drilling the bolt head. For nuts I just double nut onto a bolt, again secure in a vise and drill through adjacent flats. We used to have to drill banjo bolts in the past but I think most tracks now allow these to be secured with a blob of silicon. I think they're worried now about banjo bolts being compromised by drilling. The idea of lock wiring is not to keep the bolt or nut tight but to prevent it from falling out should it start to back off and it also can give you a visual alert should something start to move. The proper locktite and proper torquing is all that should be required on the street however lockwiring will give you a little more security.

[Guest]

On my 250, I added zip tie keepers to the pop-off side panels.