Mix
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 posted on 20/9/03 at 10:32 AM |
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Harness Eyebolts
Assuming they are correctly marked are there any problems using eyebolts to retain the shoulder straps of a four point harness ? I'm thinking
SVA more than technical but all comments welcomed.
Mick
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Sideways 2 Victory
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| posted on 20/9/03 at 01:14 PM |
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I do hope theyre ok Mix as this is the setup I have too.
Merlin Motorsports shortened 4x4 willans kit supplied with eyebolts and spreader plates. - I have to use eyebolts for the clip style top clasp on the
shoulder straps.
ATB
Dave
www.nurburgring.org
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Peteff
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| posted on 20/9/03 at 03:19 PM |
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We took one with the Willans 4 point clip on and it passed at Derby.
yours, Pete.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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spy
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| posted on 21/9/03 at 03:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mix
Assuming they are correctly marked are there any problems using eyebolts to retain the shoulder straps of a four point harness ? I'm thinking
SVA more than technical but all comments welcomed.
Mick
I don't think I've ever seen any harness eyebolts (even those supplied with harnesses) with any markings to indicate their strength.
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kingr
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| posted on 28/9/03 at 06:45 PM |
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As a related issue (sorry for the hijack mix!) how do you get the eye bolts to point in the right direction when tightened down? Do you have to shim
them or what? Also, what are the spreader plate made of? Steel plate with a thread or something a little more sophisticated than that? I was thinking
I would get 1" high 1" diameter columns machined up which I could weld into the normal place (mine is 2" wide).
Kingr
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spy
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| posted on 29/9/03 at 09:40 AM |
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The eyebolts must be FULLY tighten against a solid platform, so if your fixing through GRP for example you need to remove it from around the eye bolt
before it is fastened in. The eyebolts should be 'pointing' in the right direction so you need to find a washer/shim that will set it
correctly when it is fully screwed in.
The spreader plates from places like demon tweeks seem nothing more that a nut welded onto a piece of 3mm plate.
quote:
Originally posted by kingr
As a related issue (sorry for the hijack mix!) how do you get the eye bolts to point in the right direction when tightened down? Do you have to shim
them or what? Also, what are the spreader plate made of? Steel plate with a thread or something a little more sophisticated than that? I was thinking
I would get 1" high 1" diameter columns machined up which I could weld into the normal place (mine is 2" wide).
Kingr
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