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Code of Federal Regulations Title 30. Mineral Resources § 30.7.308 Lockwasher equivalency test

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Test procedure.

(1) Each test sample shall be an assembly consisting of a fastening with a locking device. Each standard sample shall be an assembly consisting of a fastening with a lockwasher.

(2) Five standard samples and five test samples shall be tested.

(3) Each standard and test sample shall use a new fastening of the same specifications as being used on the motor assembly.

(4) A new tapped hole shall be used for each standard and test sample. The hole shall be of the same specifications as used on the motor assembly.

(5) Each standard and test sample shall be inserted in the tapped hole and continuously and uniformly tightened at a speed not to exceed 30 rpm until the fastening's proof load is achieved. The torquing device shall not contact the locking device or the threaded portion of the fastening.

(6) Each standard and test sample shall be engaged and disengaged for 15 full cycles.

(b) Acceptable performance. The minimum torque value required to start removal of the fastening from the installed position (minimum breakway torque) for any cycle of any test sample shall be greater than or equal to the average breakway torque of each removal cycle of every standard sample.

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