Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
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There is a lot of negative comments in forums about split lockwashers on main bearing caps and other highly torqued critical fastenings. It does seem apparent that for the majority of 8ba engines Ford used split lock washers on the center and rear main caps and a different bolt with no washers on the front cap. There are posts on the subject here from 2011 and again in 2020. I also found threads on FTE and Stovebolt about the matter. Perhaps they are like oil thread posts, works either way. I'm considering grade 8 flat washers as I was a middle child and prone to compromise. It would be awful if the bolts bottomed out before the caps were properly clamped.
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